TUCSON, Ariz. — The Arizona Wildcats (1-10, 1-7) and Arizona State Sun Devils (7-4, 5-3) square off in the 95th edition of the Territorial Cup this Saturday afternoon. Kickoff in Tempe is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. MST with a television broadcast set for the Pac-12 Networks.

A complete preview of the 95th edition of the Territorial Cup is below.

ARIZONA NOTES & NUMBERS

• It's that time of the year, rivalry. Arizona will head to Tempe to face Arizona State on Saturday for the 95th edition of the Territorial Cup with kickoff set for 2:10 p.m. MST on the Pac-12 Network. Ted Robinson and Yogi Roth will be on the call.
• Arizona leads the Territorial Cup series 49-44-1.
• The Wildcats allow just 199.5 passing yards per game, which is third in the Pac-12 and 25th in the nation. The Wildcats have forced their opponent to pass for fewer than 100 yards this season, the first time they have done so since 1996 and haven't allowed fewer than 200 yards passing yards per game since the 2008 season.
• Arizona is sixth in the Pac-12 in total defense as they allow 376.2 yards per game. Arizona hasn't finished better than eighth in the conference since the 2010 season, which is also the last time Arizona allowed fewer than 400 yards per game.
• Arizona has held their opponents under 400 yards in total offense six times this season after having achieved the feat just once across the 2019 and 2020 seasons. The last time Arizona allowed fewer than 400 yards six times in one season was in 2010.
• Stanley Berryhill III needs seven catches on Saturday to become the sixth player in school history with 80 catches in one season. He moved into a tie for ninth on the single-season reception list after catching five passes vs. Washington State, where he became the first Wildcat since Cayleb Jones (2014) to catch 70 passes in a season. 
• Michael Wiley has scored a touchdown in four straight games for the first time in his career. The last time a Wildcat scored a touchdown in four or more straight games was Shawn Poindexter, who caught at least one touchdown pass in the last five games of the 2018 season.
• Kyle Ostendorp is first in the Pac-12 and fourth in the nation averaging 48.5 yards per punt.

2 — Nazar Bombata has blocked two punts this season and is the first Wildcat since Michael Jolivette (2002) to do so.

4 — Michael Wiley has scored a touchdown in four straight games and is the first Wildcat to do so since 2018.

6.1 — Arizona is second in the Pac-12 as they average 6.1 tackles for loss per game this season.

7 — Stanley Berryhill III needs seven catches vs. ASU to become the sixth player in school history with 80 catches in one season and freshman cornerback Treydan Stukes leads Arizona with seven PBUs.

100 — For the first time since 1996, Arizona has held their opponent to under 100 passing yards three times in one season.
 

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WRAPPING UP FRIDAY: Running back Drake Anderson's 71-yard run in the second quarter that set up the Wildcats first touchdown of the night was the longest rush recorded by an Arizona running back since Gary Brightwell's 94-yard scoring scamper against Northern Arizona in 2019 … Anderson finished the night with a season-high 92 rushing yards on just 8 attempts, good for an average of 11.5 yards per carry … Freshman quarterback Will Plummer posted his first multi-touchdown game through the air. He finished the night 23-42 for 206 yards and two touchdowns … Sophomore wide receiver Boobie Curry hauled in an 11-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter, his third of the season. He entered the year with zero career touchdowns on 16 receptions and has hauled in three TDs on 17 catches this season … Sophomore running back Michael Wiley hauled in his third receiving touchdown of the season against the Cougars. He entered the 2021 season with zero touchdowns through the air on 26 career receptions.

VERSUS ARIZONA STATE: Arizona is 49-44-1 all-time vs. Arizona State … The Sun Devils have won the last four matchups in Tempe with Arizona's last road win coming in 2011 … ASU has won the last four matchups … Arizona's last win vs. Arizona State came in Tucson in 2016 in a 56-35 win … Arizona has a record of 11-19-1 all-time at Sun Devil Stadium.

THE NATION'S OLDEST RIVALRY: The Territorial Championship Cup was first presented to Tempe Normal School after its 11-2 victory over Arizona at Tucson's Carrillo Gardens field downtown on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 30, 1899. That makes it the oldest rivalry trophy game in America (Comparisons: Michigan-Minnesota/Little Brown Jug/1909; Indiana-Purdue/Old Oaken Bucket/1925). Carrillo Gardens was in a downtown park on a side street south of the current Tucson Convention Center in the Barrio Historico district. The Cup has been registered with the NCAA and thereby sanctions the game as the oldest trophy game. Early origins of the piece are unclear but the cup itself is silver-plated over base metal and was manufactured by Reed and Barton of Taunton, Mass., according to some reports, which also indicate a catalog price of $20. The lone inscription reads: "Arizona Foot Ball League 1899 Normal." The Cup's whereabouts for the next eight decades also remains unclear until its discovery among items found in the basement of a church near ASU in the early 1980s and then displayed in various ASU collections. In 2001, then ASU President Lattie Coor led the move to have it again presented to the game winner. Over the years the Governor's Trophy (1953-1979) and a "Victory" sculpture by artist Ben Goo (1979-1997) were presented to the game's winner. The Saguaro Trophy, a bronze piece commissioned from artist Dora Perry in 1998, also has been in the mix, and now goes to the winning coach each year. The Bob Moran Most Outstanding Player in the game, named in 2008 after the late sportswriter who covered both teams, earns the Ben Goo sculpture for his school's hall of fame. The Cup on the sideline at the game itself is a replica, with the original piece requiring curator treatment for its hall of fame type display. The games themselves are not atypical of a state where the Territorial Legislature awarded one city (Phoenix) the initial economic prize, the state hospital, while the other town (Tucson) got the fledgling first state university. The games are competitive, territorial and a distinct matter of pride.

KICKIN' KYLE: Sophomore punter Kyle Ostendorp has been terrific during the 2021 campaign. On the season, Ostendorp ranks first in the Pac-12 and fourth in the nation with 48.5 yards per punt. He has the most 50+ yard punts in the Pac-12 with 28, four more than Josh Watts of Colorado who has the second-most, and has downed the second-most-most punts inside the 20 with 17. His 71-yard punt vs. San Diego State is also a Pac-12 high and is the longest punt by an Arizona punter since Keenyn Crier's 84-yard punt back in 2007. He was an absolute game changer vs. Cal and was named Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week for it as he punted the ball seven times for an average of 50.1 yards. He downed four inside the 20, including one at the 1-yard line. He routinely kept Cal with their backs against the walls as their average field position was their own 21-yard line.

UNDER 400: Arizona has held their opponents to under 400 yards in six of their 11 games this season. Prior to the start of the 2021 season, Arizona had held their opponent to under 400 yards in six of the previous 31 games. The last time Arizona held their opponent to under 400 yards of offense six times in one season was back in 2010. Arizona, which ranks sixth in the Pac-12 as they allow 376.2 yards per game, haven't finished better than eighth in the conference in total defense since 2010, which is also the last time Arizona allowed fewer than 400 yards per game. The 2010 defense finished third in the Pac-10 allowing 340.8 yards per game.

STAN THE MAN: Tucson's own Stanley Berryhill III has 73 receptions this season and is looking to become the sixth player in school history with at least 80 catches in one season. Berryhill ranks second in the Pac-12 and 17th in the nation in receptions per game (6.6). After catching five passes vs. Washington State, he moved into a tie for ninth in the Arizona single-season reception list and became the first player since Cayleb Jones in 2014 to catch 70 passes in one season.

SWARM TO THE BALL: If there's one thing defensive coordinator Don Brown emphasizes to his defense, it's run to the ball. There's no question that the Arizona defense takes to his coaching very well as 13 different players have at least 30 tackles and seven different players have at least 40 tackles. No other team in the Pac-12 has 10 or more players with at least 30 tackles and only three other teams have seven players with at least 40.

NO FLY ZONE: Arizona, who hasn't allowed fewer than 200 yards per game through the air for a season since 2008, allows 199.5 yards through the air per game, the third-fewest in the Pac-12 and the 25th-fewest in the nation. The Wildcats have held their opponent to under 100 passing yards three this season, making it the first time since 1996 they have done so.

LIVING IN THE BACKFIELD: On the season, Arizona is second in the Pac-12 with 6.1 tackles for loss and while having the third-most sacks in the Pac-12 with 21. Kyon Barrs leads Arizona in both sacks (5) and TFLs (8) while 21 Wildcats have at least half a TFL and 10 players have at least half a sack.

BETTER KEY ON KYON: Kyon Barrs had the game of his life vs. Cal and was named Pac-12 Defensive Lineman for his efforts. He finished the game with career-highs in sacks (2.5) and tackles for a loss (3.0). Barrs is tied for sixth in the Pac-12 with five sacks this season and leads the team with eight TFLs as well.

THE PANDY MAN CAN: Senior linebacker Anthony Pandy will play his final game as a Wildcat on Saturday after five strong years in Tucson. Pandy leads the Arizona defense in tackles with 74 and is 10th in the Pac-12 with an average of 6.7 per game. Pandy did it all against USC as he had his first-career pick-six and also carried the ball for 32 yards on a fake punt. It was Pandy's fourth-career interception and according to him, his first carry in his entire football career going back all the way to youth football. The fifth-year senior recorded his 200th-career tackle vs. Utah last week.

A SPECIAL, SPECIAL TEAMS PERFORMANCE: For the second time this season, Nazar Bombata blocked a punt for Arizona, the first time since 2018 that Arizona had two blocked punts in one season. This time though, Rhedi Short was able to score off the blocked punt making it the first time since 2009 that Arizoina scored off a blocked punt. Orlando Vargas blocked the punt and scored against ASU back in 2009. For Bombata, he is the first Wildcat since Michael Jolivette (2002) to block multiple punts in one season. On the kicking side of things, Lucas Havrisik showed why he has one of the most powerful legs in the country as he boomed a 57-yard field goal to tie his own school record and knocked all seven of his kickoffs into the end zone. Havrisik has made five 50+ yard field goals in his career and is the only Wildcat in the last 25 years to make more than three 50-yarders in their career.

JUST A FOOTBALL PLAYER: Will Plummer said it best, Jamarye Joiner is just a flat-out football player. The Tucson native has been asked to expand his role unlike anything anyone expected this season as he has taken snaps at the quarterback, running back and wide receiver positions in the past few weeks due to Arizona's injury problems at the quarterback position. Against USC, where he was featured at QB quite often, he launched a 73-yard touchdown pass to Tayvian Cunningham, which is the longest play of the season for the Wildcats. The last non-QB to throw a pass of 50+ yards was Matt Morin back on Oct. 15, 2016, also vs. USC.

A DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE FOR THE AGES: Don Brown and the Arizona defense turned in a fantastic performance vs. Cal as the Golden Bears scored just three points and mustered just 122 yards of offense. The last time Arizona allowed three or fewer points was back in 2013 in the season opener vs. NAU and the last time they allowed fewer than 122 yards was back in 2008 in the season opener vs. Idaho. Not only that, the defense forced six three-and-outs as Cal only had three drives of five plays or more, so it's no surprise that Cal was forced to punt on their first eight drives of the game. On top of all that, for the first time since 2013, the Arizona defense didn't allow their opponent into the end zone.

LIMITING THE OPPONENT: In this day and age, allowing just 122 yards is an incredible feat no matter the circumstances. Against Cal, the Wildcats let up just 94 yards through the air and 28 yards on the ground. That makes it three times this season that Arizona has allowed fewer than 100 passing yards and it is the fewest amount of rushing yards by an opponent since UTEP had 17 back in 2017.

ENDING THE STREAK: With their 10-3 win over Cal two games ago, Arizona broke their 20-game losing streak dating back to the 2019 season. The defense was suffocating all day long, allowing the fewest points to a Pac-12 school since 2000 and the fewest yards to a Pac-12 team (122) since 2006. Michael Wiley scored the game-winning touchdown with 2:17 to play to make it a 10-3 game and the defense did their job forcing the Golden Bears to turn it over on downs.

GETTING OFF THE FIELD: Maybe the best part of Arizona's defensive performance vs. Cal was their ability to get off the field on third down. Of their 14 third downs, Cal achieved the line to gain just one time, a 7% clip. The last time Arizona allowed just one third-down conversion in a game was back in 2009 vs. Washington State. Additionally, the last time Arizona's opponent had a third-down conversion rate of less than 10% was back in 2008 vs. Idaho 8%.

CONVERTING UNDER PRESSURE: Arizona converts on fourth down at a 61% clip, the fourth-best conversion rate in the Pac-12. Additionally, Arizona's 14 fourth-down conversions are the second-most in the Pac-12 and the 11th-most in the nation. Against Washington State, Arizona two fourth-down conversions ended up being touchdown passes.

WILDCATS IN THE NFL: As of week 11, the Wildcats are once again well represented in the National Football League with 12 former letterwinners active across the league. One of Arizona's most prestigious alums, tight end Rob Gronkowski, returned from retirement in 2020 to rejoin his longtime quarterback Tom Brady with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Over 10 seasons in New England and Tampa Bay, Gronkowski has hauled in 8,668 yards and 90 touchdowns. Quarterback Nick Foles is in his 10th NFL season after rewriting the Wildcats record books during his time in Tucson. Running back J.J. Taylor, in his second season in the league with the Patriots, scored his first two career touchdowns in week seven against the New York Jets. The most recent Wildcats to make the transition to the NFL are running back Gary Brightwell (New York Giants) and defensive end Roy Lopez (Houton Texans). For a complete list of former Wildcats active in the NFL (*practice squad), see the comprehensive chart below.

 

Player	Position	Team
Nick Foles	QB	Chicago Bears
Rob Gronkowski	TE	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jace Whittaker	CB	Arizona Cardinals
Gary Brightwell	RB	New York Giants
Nick Folk	K	New England Patriots
J.J. Taylor	RB	New England Patriots
Roy Lopez	DL	Houston Texans
Dane Cruikshank	DB	Tennessee Titans
Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles	LB	San Francisco 49ers
Will Parks*	DB	San Francisco 49ers
Lorenzo Burns*	CB	Jacksonville Jaguars
P.J. Johnson*	DT	Las Vegas Raiders