2010 Arizona Wildcats football team
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
|- !colspan=8| Non-Conference Schedule |-
September 37:00 PMat Toledo*
ESPNW 41–2 25,907[1] September 117:00 PMThe Citadel*
FCSW 52–6 54,814[2] September 187:30 PMNo. 9 Iowa*No. 24
- Arizona Stadium
- Tucson, AZ
ESPNW 34–27 57,864[3]
|- !colspan=8| Conference Schedule |-
September 257:00 PMCaliforniaNo. 14
- Arizona Stadium
- Tucson, AZ
FSNAZW 10–9 51,906[4] October 94:00 PMOregon StateNo. 9
- Arizona Stadium
- Tucson, AZ
VersusL 27–29 56,054[5] October 164:30 PMat Washington StateNo. 17
VersusW 24–7 23,955[6]
October 237:15 PMWashington
No. 15
- Arizona Stadium
- Tucson, AZ
ESPNW 44–14 56,244[7] October 3012:30 PMat UCLANo. 15
FSNW 29–21 53,408[8] November 65:00 PMat No. 10 StanfordNo. 13
ABCL 17–42 43,506[9] November 136:00 PMUSCNo. 18
- Arizona Stadium
- Tucson, AZ
ABCL 21–24 54,722[10] November 265:00 PMat No. 1 OregonNo. 20
ESPNL 29–48 59,990[11] December 26:00 PMArizona State
- Arizona Stadium
- Tucson, AZ (Territorial Cup)
ESPNL 29–30 2OT56,253[12]
|- !colspan=8| Bowl Schedule
December 296:15 PMvs. No. 16 Oklahoma State*
ESPNL 10–36 57,593[13]
Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | 24 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 20 | RV | RV | RV |
| Coaches | RV | 23 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 20 | RV | RV | RV |
| Harris | Not released | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 25 | RV | Not released | |||||
| BCS | Not released | 18 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 23 | — | Not released | ||||||
Game notes
Toledo
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 7 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 41 |
| Toledo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
The Citadel
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Citadel | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| #23 Arizona | 7 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 52 |
Iowa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #10 Iowa | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
| #18 Arizona | 14 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
California
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| #16 Arizona | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Oregon State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon State | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 29 |
| #11 Arizona | 7 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
Washington State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #20 Arizona | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Washington State | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| #18 Arizona | 10 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 44 |
Matt Scott, the junior QB from Corona, Calif., 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 QB, 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]
UCLA
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #16 Arizona | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 29 |
| UCLA | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
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 QB 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]
Stanford
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #13 Arizona | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| #12 Stanford | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
USC
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| #19 Arizona | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Oregon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #20 Arizona | 14 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 29 |
| #1 Oregon | 7 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 48 |
Arizona State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
| Arizona | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 29 |
Alamo Bowl
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma State | 17 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 36 |
| Arizona | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
References
- ^ "Arizona Wildcats vs. Toledo Rockets Box Score". ESPN. September 3, 2010. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Citadel Bulldogs vs. Arizona Wildcats Box Score". ESPN. September 11, 2010. Archived from the original on September 15, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Arizona Wildcats Box Score". ESPN. September 18, 2010. Archived from the original on September 21, 2010. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "California Golden Bears vs. Arizona Wildcats Box Score". ESPN. September 25, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2010.
- ^ "Oregon State Beavers vs. Arizona Wildcats Box Score". ESPN. October 9, 2010. Archived from the original on October 12, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Arizona Wildcats vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN. October 16, 2010. Archived from the original on October 18, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Washington Huskies vs. Arizona Wildcats Box Score". ESPN. October 23, 2010. Archived from the original on October 26, 2010. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Arizona Wildcats vs. UCLA Bruins Box Score". ESPN. October 30, 2010. Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Arizona Wildcats vs. Stanford Cardinal Box Score". ESPN. November 6, 2010. Archived from the original on November 9, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "USC Trojans vs. Arizona Wildcats - Box Score". ESPN.com. November 13, 2010. Archived from the original on November 17, 2010. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Arizona Wildcats vs. Oregon Ducks Box Score". ESPN. November 26, 2010. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Arizona Wildcats Box Score". ESPN. December 2, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
- ^ "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Arizona Wildcats Box Score". ESPN. December 29, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
- ^ http://sports.myway.com/news/10242010/v7040.html
- ^ http://azstarnet.com/article_1bcf5404-df0b-11df-97bd-001cc4c03286.html
- ^ http://azstarnet.com/sports/football/college/wildcats/article_c99a717a-df9e-11df-a0ea-001cc4c002e0.html
- ^ http://sports.ap.org/college-football/story?id=834f7e0ac37c4d0f84eff085578fca5b
- ^ http://azstarnet.com/college/ua/article_494039d2-e530-11df-a395-001cc4c03286.html