University of Arizona
5-5 , 4-3
Colorado
5-4 , 2-4
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 10 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
| Arizona | 0 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 42 |
Tate, Taylor Shine in 42-34 Victory over Colorado
11/02/2018 | Football
Arizona (5-5, 4-3 Pac-12) struggled early while falling into a 10-0 hole, then scored on its next eight possessions.
Tate orchestrated the rally.
Arizona's junior quarterback ran all over Colorado a year ago, setting an FBS record for a quarterback with 327 yards rushing. He beat the Buffaloes with his arm this time, completing 17 of 22 passes, including a pair of touchdowns to Shawn Poindexter.
J.J. Taylor provided balance to the Wildcats' offense, running for 192 yards on 40 carries to send Colorado (5-4, 2-4) to its fourth straight loss.
Steven Montez threw for 343 yards and three touchdowns, but had a late interception for the Buffaloes.
Arizona's offense stagnated early and Taylor lost a fumble at the Wildcats' 7-yard line, setting up a field goal. Arizona also had a pair of miscues on special teams and K.D. Nixon scored on an 8-yard run to put Colorado up 10-0 after one quarter.
Once Tate got the Wildcats going, Colorado had a hard time stopping him.
He hit Stanley Berryhill III on a 40-yard touchdown pass, tossed a 1-yarder to Poindexter and 12 yards to Shun Brown for another score.
Two defensive breakdowns allowed Colorado to stay in it.
The first came when Montez caught Arizona on a blitz and found Kyle Evans on a 17-yard touchdown pass. Then Wildcats safety Jarrius Wallace missed on an interception attempt, clearing the way for Travon McMillian's 57-yard touchdown.
Lucas Havrisik hit a 55-yard field goal on the final play of the first half to put Arizona up 26-24.
Tate kept firing in the second half, hitting Poindexter on a 39-yard touchdown in the third, and Cedric Peterson on a 57-yard score in the fourth to put the Wildcats up 42-34.
Montez found Tony Brown on a 20-yard TD pass in the third, but threw an interception in the end zone with five minutes left.
THE TAKEAWAY
Once considered a front-runner in the Pac-12 South, Colorado now must win one of its final three games just to become bowl eligible.
Arizona is clicking on offense at just the right time, moving within a game of becoming bowl eligible in its first season under coach Kevin Sumlin.
UP NEXT
Colorado plays at No. 10 Washington State next Saturday.
Arizona has a bye before facing the Cougars on Nov. 17.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
COLO 7, ARIZ 0
COLO - Nixon, K.D. 8 yd run (Francis, Tyler kick), 11 plays, 66 yards, TOP 4:19
COLO 10, ARIZ 0
COLO - Francis, Tyler 25 yd field goal 4 plays, -1 yards, TOP 1:26
COLO 10, ARIZ 3
ARIZ - Havrisik, L. 49 yd field goal 11 plays, 44 yards, TOP 4:22
COLO 10, ARIZ 10
ARIZ - Berryhill, S. 40 yd pass from Tate, K. (Pollack, J. kick) 4 plays, 62 yards, TOP 1:29
COLO 10, ARIZ 17
ARIZ - Poindexter, S. 1 yd pass from Tate, K. (Pollack, J. kick) 8 plays, 82 yards, TOP 2:43
COLO 17, ARIZ 17
COLO - Evans, Kyle 17 yd pass from Montez, Steven (Francis, Tyler kick) 9 plays, 89 yards, TOP 3:20
COLO 17, ARIZ 23
ARIZ - Brown, S. 12 yd pass from Tate, K. (Pollack, J. kickfailed) 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:51
COLO 24, ARIZ 23
COLO - McMillian, Trav 57 yd pass from Montez, Steven (Francis, Tyler kick) 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 0:26
COLO 24, ARIZ 26
ARIZ - Havrisik, L. 55 yd field goal 4 plays, 21 yards, TOP 0:25
COLO 31, ARIZ 26
COLO - Brown, Tony 20 yd pass from Montez, Steven (Francis, Tyler kick) 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 5:34
COLO 31, ARIZ 32
ARIZ - Poindexter, S. 39 yd pass from Tate, K. (Tate, K. passfailed) 5 plays, 66 yards, TOP 2:07
COLO 31, ARIZ 35
ARIZ - Pollack, J. 41 yd field goal 9 plays, 62 yards, TOP 3:34
COLO 34, ARIZ 35
COLO - Francis, Tyler 48 yd field goal 7 plays, 44 yards, TOP 2:39
COLO 34, ARIZ 42
ARIZ - Peterson, C. 57 yd pass from Tate, K. (Pollack, J. kick) 4 plays, 85 yards, TOP 1:56
