Arizona: game by game

Published: Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008 12:50 a.m. MST
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Arizona 70, Idaho 0: The game was delayed by lightning, but that was the only thing that slowed down the Wildcats. Willie Tuitama and Nic Grigsby combined for 348 rushing yards — in the first half in Tucson. It was the most points Arizona scored in 87 years.

Arizona 41, Toledo 16: Grigsby ran wild again, torching the Rockets for three touchdowns in the first half. His efforts led to a 24-6 halftime lead over the team that later stunned Michigan on the road.

New Mexico 36, Arizona 28: This was part of "Black Saturday" when the Mountain West Conference went 4-0 against the Pac-10. Lobos running back Rodney Ferguson (two rushing, one passing touchdown) and kicker (five field goals) were too much for the visitors.

Arizona 31, UCLA 10: A week after BYU's 59-0 shellacking, the Bruins suffered another rout. Wildcat QB Tuitama and TE Rob Gronkowski led the offense by combining for two touchdowns in Pasadena, Calif.

Arizona 48, Washington 14: Gronkowski tied a school record with three touchdown catches. Punt returner Mike Thomas scored one of his two return TDs of the season.

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Stanford 24, Arizona 23: The Cardinal scored the decisive touchdown with 25 seconds left thanks to a 65-yard drive engineered by third-string quarterback Alex Loukas. Wide receiver Terrell Turner led the Wildcats with 10 catches for 175 yards, but it wasn't enough.

Arizona 42, California 27: Freshman running back Keola Antolin spurred a Wildcats rally with 149 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Arizona, wearing all-red uniforms, came back from 10 down against the No. 25 Golden Bears to get its only win over a ranked team.

USC 17, Arizona 10: The Wildcats went with the all-reds again, but the Trojans' defense smothered what had been a top-10-ranked offense. USC held Arizona to 188 yards on offense. Former Cottonwood star Stanley Havili caught a 30-yard touchdown pass.

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