2010 Arizona Wildcats football team

2010 Arizona Wildcats football
Alamo Bowl vs. Oklahoma State, L 10–36
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record7–6 (4–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Bedenbaugh (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorSeth Littrell (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorGreg Brown (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorTim Kish (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
Uniform
2010 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Oregon $   9 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 4 Stanford %   8 – 1     12 – 1  
USC †   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Washington   5 – 4     7 – 6  
Arizona   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Arizona State   4 – 5     6 – 6  
Oregon State   4 – 5     5 – 7  
California   3 – 6     5 – 7  
UCLA   2 – 7     4 – 8  
Washington State   1 – 8     2 – 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • † – USC ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the college football season of 2010. The team's head coach was Mike Stoops. The Wildcats played their home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. They finished with a record of 7–6 (4–5 Pac-10) and a loss to Oklahoma State in the Alamo Bowl.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 p.m.at Toledo*
ESPNW 41–225,907[1]
September 117:00 p.m.The Citadel*
FCSW 52–654,814[2]
September 187:30 p.m.No. 9 Iowa*No. 24
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, Arizona
ESPNW 34–2757,864[3]
September 257:00 p.m.CaliforniaNo. 14
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, Arizona
FSNAZW 10–951,906[4]
October 94:00 p.m.Oregon StateNo. 9
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, Arizona
VersusL 27–2956,054[5]
October 164:30 p.m.at Washington StateNo. 17
VersusW 24–723,955[6]
October 237:15 p.m.WashingtonNo. 15
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, Arizona
ESPNW 44–1456,244[7]
October 3012:30 p.m.at UCLANo. 15
FSNW 29–2153,408[8]
November 65:00 p.m.at No. 10 StanfordNo. 13
ABCL 17–4243,506[9]
November 136:00 p.m.USCNo. 18
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, Arizona
ABCL 21–2454,722[10]
November 265:00 p.m.at No. 1 OregonNo. 20
ESPNL 29–4859,990[11]
December 26:00 p.m.Arizona State
ESPNL 29–30 2OT56,253[12]
December 296:15 p.m.vs. No. 16 Oklahoma State*
ESPNL 10–3657,593[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

Rankings

See also: 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRVRV241414917151513182320RVRVRV
CoachesRV231816141120181613192320RVRVRV
HarrisNot released2118151319232125RVNot released
BCSNot released18151518222123—Not released

Game summaries

at Toledo

See also: 2010 Toledo Rockets football team
Arizona Wildcats (0–0) at Toledo Rockets (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 7 14 71341
Rockets 0 2 002

at Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH

  • Date: September 3, 2010
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy skies, 72 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 25,907
  • Referee: Anthony Cannella
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:46) ARIZ – David Douglas 9-yard pass from Nick Foles, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:09; Arizona 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (9:19) TOL – Team safety (Arizona 7–2)
  • (3:03) ARIZ – Nic Grigsby 36-yard run, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 4:17; Arizona 14–2)
  • (0:17) ARIZ – Nick Foles 1-yard run, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 2:03; Arizona 21–2)
Third quarter
  • (11:02) ARIZ – Nic Grigsby 1-yard run, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 3:53; Arizona 28–2)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:02) ARIZ – Juron Criner 32-yard pass from Nick Foles, two-point run failed (Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:08; Arizona 34–2)
  • (5:51) ARIZ – Keola Antolin 5-yard pass from Matt Scott, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 5:14; Arizona 41–2)
Statistics ARIZ TOL
First downs 25 10
Total yards 518 183
Rushes–yards 25–105 28–80
Passing yards 413 103
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 37–44–1 14–23–1
Time of possession 33:47 26:13
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Nick Foles 32/37, 360 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Nic Grigsby 8 carries, 53 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Juron Criner 11 receptions, 187 yards, TD
Toledo Passing Austin Dantin 14/23, 103 yards, INT
Rushing Adonis Thomas 10 carries, 52 yards
Receiving Eric Page 4 receptions, 43 yards

vs The Citadel

See also: 2010 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
The Citadel Bulldogs (1–0) vs Arizona Wildcats (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 0 336
Wildcats 7 17 21752

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: September 11, 2010
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Scattered clouds, 90 °F (32 °C)
  • Game attendance: 54,814
  • Referee: Michael Batlan
  • TV announcers (FCS Pacific): Dave Sitton (play-by-play), John Fina (analyst), and Glenn Howell (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:23) ARIZ – Nic Grigsby 3-yard run, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 1:53; Arizona 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:58) ARIZ – William Wright 4-yard pass from Nick Foles, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards, 4:32; Arizona 14–0)
  • (5:53) ARIZ – Alex Zendejas 41-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 2:25; Arizona 17–0)
  • (5:13) ARIZ – Nic Grigsby 1-yard run, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 2 plays, 22 yards, 0:25; Arizona 24–0)
Third quarter
  • (13:56) ARIZ – Nic Grigsby 62-yard run, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 0:49; Arizona 31–0)
  • (12:23) ARIZ – Greg Nwoko 23-yard run, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 1 play, 23 yards, 0:08; Arizona 38–0)
  • (6:55) CIT – Sam Keeler 39-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 5:22; Arizona 38–3)
  • (4:39) ARIZ – Greg Nwoko 3-yard run, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:08; Arizona 45–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:08) CIT – Sam Keeler 23-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 5:25; Arizona 45–6)
  • (4:09) ARIZ – Jack Baucus 6-yard pass from Bryson Beirne, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 4:59; Arizona 52–6)
Statistics CIT ARIZ
First downs 10 22
Total yards 171 489
Rushes–yards 50–150 36–214
Passing yards 21 275
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 3–14–0 25–33–1
Time of possession 32:38 27:22
Team Category Player Statistics
The Citadel Passing Matt Thompson 2/7, 12 yards
Rushing Terrell Dallas 11 carries, 53 yards
Receiving Domonic Jones 2 receptions, 16 yards
Arizona Passing Nick Foles 17/22, 214 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Nic Grigsby 11 carries, 107 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Juron Criner 2 receptions, 60 yards

vs No. 9 Iowa

See also: 2010 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
No. 9 Iowa Hawkeyes (2–0) vs No. 24 Arizona Wildcats (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 9 Hawkeyes 0 7 71327
No. 24 Wildcats 14 13 0734

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: September 18, 2010
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear, 97 °F (36 °C)
  • Game attendance: 57,864
  • Referee: Larry Farina
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Bob Davie (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:45) ARIZ – David Douglas 5-yard pass from Nick Foles, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, 0:44; Arizona 7–0)
  • (10:10) ARIZ – Trevin Wade 85-yard interception return, Alex Zendejas kick (Arizona 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:50) IOWA – Jewel Hampton 4-yard pass from Ricky Stanzi, Trent Mossbrucker kick (Drive: 9 plays, 93 yards, 3:51; Arizona 14–7)
  • (14:36) ARIZ – Travis Cobb 100-yard kickoff return, Alex Zendejas kick (Arizona 21–7)
  • (5:42) ARIZ – Alex Zendejas 22-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 4:24; Arizona 24–7)
  • (0:16) ARIZ – Alex Zendejas 47-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 2:46; Arizona 27–7)
Third quarter
  • (7:15) IOWA – Derrell Johnson-Koulianos 37-yard pass from Ricky Stanzi, Trent Mossbrucker kick (Drive: 3 plays, 48 yards, 1:12; Arizona 27–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (8:59) IOWA – Marvin McNutt 18-yard pass from Ricky Stanzi, Trent Mossbrucker kick (Drive: 1 play, 18 yards, 0:06; Arizona 27–21)
  • (8:12) IOWA – Broderick Binns 20-yard interception return, kick failed (Tied 27–27)
  • (3:57) ARIZ – William Wright 4-yard pass from Nick Foles, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:10; Arizona 34–27)
Statistics IOWA ARIZ
First downs 19 19
Total yards 307 366
Rushes–yards 26–29 30–63
Passing yards 278 303
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–33–1 28–39–1
Time of possession 26:46 32:08
Team Category Player Statistics
Iowa Passing Ricky Stanzi 18/33, 278 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Jewel Hampton 7 carries, 30 yards
Receiving Derrell Johnson-Koulianos 7 receptions, 114 yards, TD
Arizona Passing Nick Foles 28/39, 303 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Nic Grigsby 14 carries, 27 yards
Receiving David Douglas 7 receptions, 74 yards, TD

vs California

See also: 2010 California Golden Bears football team
California Golden Bears (2–1) vs No. 14 Arizona Wildcats (3–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Bears 0 6 039
No. 14 Wildcats 0 0 3710

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: September 25, 2010
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear, 94 °F (34 °C)
  • Game attendance: 51,906
  • Referee: Michael Batlan
  • TV announcers (FSN Arizona): Dave Sitton (play-by-play), John Fina (analyst), and Glenn Howell (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter

None

Second quarter
  • (13:18) CAL – Giorgio Tavecchio 25-yard field goal (Drive: 51 plays, 20 yards, 1:42; California 3–0)
  • (5:23) CAL – Giorgio Tavecchio 40-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 4:31; California 6–0)
Third quarter
  • (10:16) ARIZ – Alex Zendejas 46-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:43; California 6–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:02) CAL – Giorgio Tavecchio 23-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:05; California 9–3)
  • (1:11) ARIZ – Juron Criner 3-yard pass from Nick Foles, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 1:26; Arizona 10–9)
Statistics CAL ARIZ
First downs 16 18
Total yards 262 311
Rushes–yards 36–146 26–99
Passing yards 116 212
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–27–1 25–39–1
Time of possession 32:22 27:38
Team Category Player Statistics
California Passing Kevin Riley 13/26, 116 yards, INT
Rushing Shane Vereen 27 carries, 102 yards
Receiving Marvin Jones 4 receptions, 41 yards
Arizona Passing Nick Foles 25/39, 212 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Nic Grigsby 12 carries, 65 yards
Receiving Juron Criner 5 receptions, 68 yards, TD

vs Oregon State

See also: 2010 Oregon State Beavers football team
Oregon State Beavers (2–2) vs No. 9 Arizona Wildcats (4–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Beavers 10 7 6629
No. 9 Wildcats 7 0 13727

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: October 9, 2010
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, clear, 84 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 56,054
  • Referee: Jack Folliard
  • TV announcers (Versus): Ron Thulin (play-by-play), Glenn Parker (analyst), and Lewis Johnson (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:41) OSU – James Rodgers 33-yard pass from Ryan Katz, Justin Kahut kick (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:19; Oregon State 7–0)
  • (7:34) ARIZ – Juron Criner 45-yard pass from Nick Foles, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 3 plays, 77 yards, 1:02; Tied 7–7)
  • (1:26) OSU – Justin Kahut 23-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 6:00; Oregon State 10–7)
Second quarter
  • (9:21) OSU – Markus Wheaton 48-yard pass from Ryan Katz, Justin Kahut kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:11; Oregon State 17–7)
Third quarter
  • (12:54) ARIZ – Keola Antolin 33-yard run, kick failed (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:00; Oregon State 17–13)
  • (6:58) OSU – Ryan Katz 1-yard run, kick failed (Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:48; Oregon State 23–13)
  • (3:20) ARIZ – Nic Grigsby 41-yard pass from Nick Foles, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:32; Oregon State 23–20)
Fourth quarter
  • (5:46) OSU – Jacquizz Rodgers 1-yard run, kick failed (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:51; Oregon State 29–20)
  • (1:52) ARIZ – Keola Antolin 12-yard pass from Nick Foles, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 1:54; Oregon State 29–27)
Statistics OSU ARIZ
First downs 25 26
Total yards 486 541
Rushes–yards 35–93 19–101
Passing yards 393 440
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 30–42–1 35–46–1
Time of possession 36:23 23:37
Team Category Player Statistics
Oregon State Passing Ryan Katz 30/42, 393 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Jacquizz Rodgers 25 carries, 83 yards, TD
Receiving Markus Wheaton 7 receptions, 113 yards, TD
Arizona Passing Nick Foles 35/46, 440 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Keola Antolin 8 carries, 70 yards, TD
Receiving Juron Criner 12 receptions, 179 yards, TD

at Washington State

See also: 2010 Washington State Cougars football team
No. 17 Arizona Wildcats (4–1) at Washington State Cougars (1–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 17 Wildcats 7 7 7324
Cougars 0 0 707

at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA

  • Date: October 16, 2010
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 23,955
  • Referee: Michael Batlan
  • TV announcers (Versus): Ron Thulin (play-by-play), Glenn Parker (analyst), and Lewis Johnson (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (4:48) ARIZ – Keola Antolin 9-yard run, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:37; Arizona 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (10:59) ARIZ – Keola Antolin 1-yard run, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 15 plays, 95 yards, 5:44; Arizona 14–0)
Third quarter
  • (13:48) ARIZ – Nic Grigsby 7-yard run, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 1 play, 7 yards, 0:05; Arizona 21–0)
  • (3:27) WSU – Marquess Wilson 23-yard pass from Jeff Tuel, Andrew Furney kick (Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 2:49; Arizona 21–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:57) ARIZ – Alex Zendejas 40-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 9 yards, 2:52; Arizona 24–7)
Statistics ARIZ WSU
First downs 22 15
Total yards 352 297
Rushing yards 47–142 34–40
Passing yards 210 257
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–27–1 18–32–2
Time of possession 31:06 28:54
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Matt Scott 14/20, 139 yards, INT
Rushing Keola Antolin 21 carries, 92 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Travis Cobb 7 receptions, 62 yards
Washington State Passing Jeff Tuel 18/32, 257 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jeff Tuel 14 carries, 33 yards
Receiving Marquess Wilson 6 receptions, 131 yards, TD

vs Washington

See also: 2010 Washington Huskies football team
Washington Huskies (3–3) vs No. 15 Arizona Wildcats (5–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Huskies 7 7 0014
No. 15 Wildcats 10 20 7744

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: October 23, 2010
  • Game time: 7:15 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear, 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 56,244
  • Referee: Jack Wood
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), and Mike Bellotti (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:33) WASH – Jermaine Kearse 26-yard pass from Jake Locker, Erik Folk kick (Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:34; Washington 7–0)
  • (9:20) ARIZ – David Roberts 17-yard pass from Matt Scott, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 2:05; Tied 7–7)
  • (4:42) ARIZ – Alex Zendejas 29-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:10; Arizona 10–7)
Second quarter
  • (10:48) ARIZ – Keola Antolin 1-yard run, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 10 plays, 92 yards, 4:55; Arizona 17–7)
  • (7:55) WASH – Chris Polk 7-yard run, Erik Folk kick (Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:46; Arizona 17–14)
  • (7:37) ARIZ – Keola Antolin 78-yard run, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 1 play, 78 yards, 0:12; Arizona 24–14)
  • (1:54) ARIZ – Nic Grigsby 4-yard run, kick failed (Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:38; Arizona 30–14)
Third quarter
  • (10:09) ARIZ – Nic Grigsby 4-yard run, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 3:29; Arizona 37–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:09) ARIZ – Juron Criner 21-yard pass from Matt Scott, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:02; Arizona 44–14)
Statistics WASH ARIZ
First downs 19 23
Total yards 290 467
Rushes–yards 33–98 43–234
Passing yards 192 233
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–33–0 18–22–0
Time of possession 28:46 31:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Washington Passing Jake Locker 17/29, 183 yards, TD
Rushing Chris Polk 14 carries, 65 yards, TD
Receiving D'Andre Goodwin 5 receptions, 51 yards
Arizona Passing Matt Scott 18/22, 233 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Keola Antolin 14 carries, 114 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Juron Criner 8 receptions, 108 yards, TD

Matt Scott, the junior quarterback from Corona, California, led the 15th-ranked Wildcats to an offensive bonanza and 44-14 win over the visiting Washington Huskies at Arizona Stadium. Scott had help, of course. Arizona tailbacks Nicolas Grigsby and Keola Antolin scored two touchdowns apiece in the first three quarters, before a sellout crowd of 56,244 on Arizona's homecoming night. Scott had no trouble replacing the injured starting quarterback, Nick Foles, and Arizona easily handled up-and-down Washington. Arizona (6-1, 3-1 Pac-10) overcame occasionally poor tackling with a balanced offense and by harassing Jake Locker into an ineffective game. Washington (3-4, 2-2) continued its season-long, win-one, lose-one pattern, following last week's thrilling double-overtime victory over then-No. 24 Oregon State with a defensive clunker. The inexperienced Scott outplayed Locker, widely viewed as one of the top quarterbacks in the country. Washington's senior quarterback completed just 11 of 19 first-half passes for 139 yards and a score. Known for his game-changing speed, Locker was held without a rush in the first half; he lost 24 yards on six carries before being replaced by Keith Price early in the fourth quarter.[14] [15] In the AP Top 25 poll released October 24, Arizona retained its No. 15 ranking despite the victory.[16]

at UCLA

See also: 2010 UCLA Bruins football team
No. 15 Arizona Wildcats (6–1) at UCLA Bruins (3–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 15 Wildcats 7 12 7329
Bruins 7 0 7721

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA

Game information
First quarter
  • (11:24) ARIZ – David Douglas 41-yard pass from Matt Scott, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:36; Arizona 7–0)
  • (7:24) UCLA – Derrick Coleman 11-yard run, Kai Forbath kick (Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:52; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (14:18) ARIZ – Keola Antolin 2-yard run, kick failed (Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 5:05; Arizona 13–7)
  • (8:21) ARIZ – Alex Zendejas 42-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 4:58; Arizona 16–7)
  • (0:00) ARIZ – Alex Zendejas 24-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 2:25; Arizona 19–7)
Third quarter
  • (13:31) UCLA – Randall Carroll 68-yard pass from Richard Brehaut, Kai Forbath kick (Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 1:24; Arizona 19–14)
  • (6:45) ARIZ – Greg Nwoko 1-yard run, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:46; Arizona 26–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:24) UCLA – Josh Smith 49-yard pass from Richard Brehaut, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 3:20; Arizona 26–21)
  • (1:18) ARIZ – Alex Zendejas 30-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:59; Arizona 29–21)
Statistics ARIZ UCLA
First downs 32 15
Total yards 583 299
Rushes–yards 52–264 28–71
Passing yards 319 228
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–36–1 13–27–1
Time of possession 37:55 22:05
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Matt Scott 24/36, 319 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Keola Antolin 23 carries, 111 yards, TD
Receiving Juron Criner 8 receptions, 127 yards, TD
UCLA Passing Richard Brehaut 13/27, 228 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Johnathan Franklin 13 carries, 44 yards
Receiving Randall Carroll 3 receptions, 90 yards, TD

Arizona held off UCLA 29-21; the Wildcats rolled up a season-high 583 yards and 32 first downs and held the Bruins to 299 yards and 15 first downs. Matt Scott had another big game in the absence of Nick Foles, completing 24 of 36 passes for a career-high 319 yards with one touchdown and one interception and rushing for another 71 yards on 12 carries. RB Keola Antolin rushed for 111 yards on 23 carries for the Wildcats (7-1, 4-1 Pac-10), off to their best start since winning seven of their first eight games en route to a 12-1 finish in 1998. Coach Mike Stoops shocked the Bruins by calling a fake punt on fourth-and-3 from the Arizona 27 with 6:23 remaining and the Wildcats leading 26-21. Jake Fischer ran for 29 yards to give the Wildcats a big first down. The play enabled the Wildcats to eat up some time before having to punt. The Bruins turned the ball over on downs, putting the Wildcats in position for Alex Zendejas' third field goal of the game, a 30-yarder. UCLA's final chance ended when Brooks Reed sacked UCLA quarterback Richard Brehaut and caused a fumble, which Sione Tuihalamaka recovered with 48 seconds left. Brehaut passed for a career-best 228 yards and two touchdowns for the Bruins (3-5, 1-4), who lost their third straight game but performed much better than in their last two, when they were outscored 95-20 at California and Oregon. But Arizona did enough for its fourth straight road victory dating to last season, keeping them alive for their first-ever berth in the Rose Bowl. With the win, the 'Cats improved to No. 13 in the AP Top 25 poll released October 31.[17][18]

at No. 10 Stanford

See also: 2010 Stanford Cardinal football team
No. 13 Arizona Wildcats (7–1) at No. 10 Stanford Cardinal (7–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 13 Wildcats 0 3 7717
No. 10 Cardinal 7 14 14742

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

  • Date: November 6, 2010
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny/Clear, 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 43,506
  • Referee: Jack Wood
  • TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Erin Andrews (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:06) STAN – Chris Owusu 45-yard pass from Andrew Luck, Nate Whitaker kick (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:54; Stanford 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:43) STAN – Stepfan Taylor 2-yard run, Nate Whitaker kick (Drive: 14 plays, 89 yards, 7:45; Stanford 14–0)
  • (5:55) ARIZ – Alex Zendejas 33-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 1:41; Stanford 14–73)
  • (1:18) STAN – Stepfan Taylor 5-yard run, Nate Whitaker kick (Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 1:19; Stanford 21–3)
Third quarter
  • (7:16) STAN – Tyler Gaffney 5-yard pass from Andrew Luck, Nate Whitaker kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:29; Stanford 28–3)
  • (5:45) ARIZ – Juron Criner 7-yard pass from Nick Foles, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 1:26; Stanford 28–10)
  • (1:24) STAN – Stepfan Taylor 1-yard run, Nate Whitaker kick (Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 4:16; Stanford 35–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:02) ARIZ – Keola Antolin 1-yard run, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 14 plays, 63 yards, 2:57; Stanford 35–17)
  • (3:23) STAN – Stepfan Taylor 5-yard run, Nate Whitaker kick (Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 5:31; Stanford 42–17)
Statistics ARIZ STAN
First downs 25 26
Total yards 428 510
Rushes–yards 31–180 45–217
Passing yards 248 293
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 28–48–1 23–32–0
Time of possession 22:57 37:03
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Nick Foles 28/48, 248 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Keola Antolin 16 carries, 86 yards, TD
Receiving Juron Criner 9 receptions, 98 yards, TD
Stanford Passing Andrew Luck 23/32, 293 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Stepfan Taylor 19 carries, 82 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Chris Owusu 9 receptions, 165 yards, TD

vs USC

See also: 2010 USC Trojans football team
USC Trojans (6–3) vs No. 18 Arizona Wildcats (7–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Trojans 14 7 3024
No. 18 Wildcats 0 14 0721

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: November 13, 2010
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear, 69 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 54,722
  • Referee: Larry Farina
  • TV announcers (ABC): Ron Franklin (play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (analyst), and Shelley Smith (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (4:13) USC – Matt Barkley 1-yard run, Joe Houston kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:37; USC 7–0)
  • (1:34) USC – Rhett Ellison 7-yard pass from Matt Barkley, Joe Houston kick (Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 0:47; USC 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:50) ARIZ – David Douglas 5-yard pass from Nick Foles, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:44; USC 14–7)
  • (3:43) USC – Marc Tyler 3-yard run, Joe Houston kick (Drive: 17 plays, 66 yards, 8:57; USC 21–7)
  • (1:24) ARIZ – Travis Cobb 31-yard pass from Nick Foles, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:14; USC 21–14)
Third quarter
  • (3:35) USC – Joe Houston 30-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 6:48; USC 24–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (1:01) ARIZ – David Douglas 11-yard pass from Nick Foles, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 1:09; USC 24–21)
Statistics USC ARIZ
First downs 24 24
Total yards 382 404
Rushes–yards 46–205 18–51
Passing yards 177 353
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–36–1 32–48–0
Time of possession 37:27 22:33
Team Category Player Statistics
USC Passing Matt Barkley 21/35, 170 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Marc Tyler 31 carries, 160 yards, TD
Receiving Robert Woods 8 receptions, 41 yards
Arizona Passing Nick Foles 32/48, 353 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Keola Antolin 10 carries, 38 yards
Receiving Terrence Miller 7 receptions, 116 yards

at No. 1 Oregon

See also: 2010 Oregon Ducks football team
No. 21 Arizona Wildcats (7–3) at No. 1 Oregon Ducks (10–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 21 Wildcats 14 5 3729
No. 1 Ducks 7 7 201448

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR

  • Date: November 6, 2010
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Light Rain, 48 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 59,990
  • Referee: Michael Batlan
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (4:47) ARIZ – Juron Criner 8-yard pass from Nick Foles, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 16 plays, 60 yards, 7:42; Arizona 7–0)
  • (3:12) ORE – David Paulson 38-yard pass from Darron Thomas, Rob Beard kick (Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 1:35; Tied 7–7)
  • (2:51) ARIZ – Juron Criner 85-yard pass from Nick Foles, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 1 play, 85 yards, 0:21; Arizona 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (14:04) ORE – Jeff Maehl 6-yard pass from Darron Thomas, Rob Beard kick (Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 3:47; Tied 14–14)
  • (9:56) ARIZ – Team safety (Arizona 16–14)
  • (0:04) ARIZ – Alex Zendejas 29-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 5:35; Arizona 19–14)
Third quarter
  • (13:30) ORE – Josh Huff 85-yard run, two-point pass failed (Drive: 2 plays, 85 yards, 0:19; Oregon 20–19)
  • (4:44) ORE – Darron Thomas 20-yard run, Rob Beard kick (Drive: 19 plays, 99 yards, 6:07; Oregon 27–19)
  • (2:46) ARIZ – Alex Zendejas 41-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 1:58; Oregon 27–22)
  • (0:36) ORE – D.J. Davis 6-yard pass from Darron Thomas, Rob Beard kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:10; Oregon 34–22)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:46) ORE – LaMichael James 13-yard run, Rob Beard kick (Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 1:31; Oregon 41–22)
  • (12:15) ORE – LaMichael James 1-yard run, Rob Beard kick (Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:21; Oregon 48–22)
  • (10:45) ARIZ – David Roberts 32-yard pass from Nick Foles, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 1:30; Oregon 48–29)
Statistics ARIZ ORE
First downs 28 27
Total yards 506 537
Rushes–yards 27–58 57–389
Passing yards 448 148
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 29–54–1 14–24–1
Time of possession 29:27 30:33
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Nick Foles 29/54, 448 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Nic Grigsby 16 carries, 44 yards
Receiving Juron Criner 3 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD
Oregon Passing Darron Thomas 14/24, 148 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing LaMichael James 28 carries, 126 yards, 2 TD
Receiving David Paulson 3 receptions, 48 yards, TD

vs Arizona State

See also: 2010 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
Arizona State Sun Devils (5–6) vs Arizona Wildcats (7–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OT2OTTotal
Sun Devils 3 3 0143730
Wildcats 0 0 1463629

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: December 2, 2010
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear, 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 56,253
  • Referee: Jack Wood
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Erin Andrews (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (2:13) ASU – Thomas Weber 52-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 1:39; Arizona State 3–0)
Second quarter
  • (0:03) ASU – Thomas Weber 36-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 5:01; Arizona State 6–0)
Third quarter
  • (9:32) ARIZ – Juron Criner 28-yard pass from Nick Foles, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 8 plays, 91 yards, 3:11; Arizona 7–6)
  • (2:01) ARIZ – Juron Criner 52-yard pass from Nick Foles, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 1:09; Arizona 14–6)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:21) ASU – Thomas Weber 38-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 2:35; Arizona 14–9)
  • (7:09) ASU – Mike Willie 3-yard pass from Brock Osweiler, Brock Osweiler two-point pass to Kerry Taylor (Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 5:29; Arizona State 17–14)
  • (2:59) ASU – Thomas Weber 40-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 7 yards, 2:52; Arizona State 20–14)
  • (0:27) ARIZ – David Douglas 5-yard pass from Nick Foles, kick failed (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 2:24; Tied 20–20)
First overtime
  • ARIZ – Alex Zendejas 19-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 23 yards; Arizona 23–20)
  • ASU – Thomas Weber 40-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards; Tied 23–23)
Second overtime
  • ASU – Cameron Marshall 2-yard run, Thomas Weber kick (Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards; Arizona State 30–23)
  • ARIZ – David Douglas 9-yard run, kick failed (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards; Arizona State 30–29)
Statistics ASU ARIZ
First downs 19 19
Total yards 389 391
Rushes–yards 43–122 43–125
Passing yards 267 266
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–49–0 24–38–0
Time of possession 33:00 27:00
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona State Passing Brock Osweiler 22/49, 267 yards, TD
Rushing Cameron Marshall 23 carries, 63 yards, TD
Receiving Kerry Taylor 6 receptions, 112 yards
Arizona Passing Nick Foles 22/36, 262 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Keola Antolin 25 carries, 83 yards
Receiving Juron Criner 6 receptions, 95 yards, 2 TD

vs No. 16 Oklahoma State (Alamo Bowl)

See also: 2010 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
Main article: 2010 Alamo Bowl (December)
Arizona Wildcats (7–5) vs No. 16 Oklahoma State Cowboys (10–2) – Game summary
(2010 Valero Alamo Bowl)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 7 0 3010
No. 16 Cowboys 17 6 10336

at Alamodome • San Antonio, TX

  • Date: December 29, 2010
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 57,593
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Rece Davis (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), Craig James (analyst), Jenn Brown (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:55) OKST – Jeremy Smith 6-yard run, Dan Bailey kick (Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 1:47; Oklahoma State 7–0)
  • (8:46) OKST – Justin Blackmon 71-yard pass from Brandon Weeden, Dan Bailey kick (Drive: 1 play, 71 yards, 0:12; Oklahoma State 14–0)
  • (5:41) ARIZ – Juron Criner 5-yard pass from Nick Foles, Alex Zendejas kick (Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:05; Oklahoma State 14–7)
  • (0:06) OKST – Dan Bailey 40-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 30 yards, 2:33; Oklahoma State 17–7)
Second quarter
  • (12:33) OKST – Markelle Martin 62-yard interception return, kick failed (Oklahoma State 23–7)
Third quarter
  • (9:01) ARIZ – Alex Zendejas 42-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 2:45; Oklahoma State 23–10)
  • (5:16) OKST – Justin Blackmon 3-yard pass from Brandon Weeden, Dan Bailey kick (Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 3:45; Oklahoma State 30–10)
  • (3:20) OKST – Dan Bailey 50-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, 1:40; Oklahoma State 33–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (5:53) OKST – Dan Bailey 44-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 4:42; Oklahoma State 36–10)
Statistics ARIZ OKST
First downs 25 17
Total yards 370 312
Rushing yards 38–90 20–72
Passing yards 280 240
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 32–50–3 25–41–0
Time of possession 37:31 22:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Nick Foles 32/50, 280 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Nic Grigsby 16 carries, 59 yards
Receiving David Douglas 6 receptions, 91 yards
Oklahoma State Passing Brandon Weeden 25/41, 240 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Kendall Hunter 10 carries, 32 yards
Receiving Justin Blackmon 9 receptions, 117 yards, 2 TD

Wide receiver Justin Blackmon was named Offensive MVP.

Defensive back Markelle Martin was named Defensive MVP.

Wide receiver David Douglas was named the Fred Jacoby Sportsmanship Award winner.

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