TUCSON, Ariz. — The Arizona Wildcats (4-7, 2-6) amd Arizona State Sun Devils (3-8, 2-6) square off in the 96th installment of the Territorial Cup this Friday afternoon at Arizona Stadium. Wildcat fans are encouraged to wear red as we Red Out Arizona Stadium.

The Wildcats lead the all-time series with their in-state rivals with a record of 49-45-1, but are searching for their first win since 2016 to return the Territorial Cup to Tucson.

A complete preview of the 2022 Territorial Cup can be found below.

ARIZONA NOTES & NUMBERS

• The Arizona Wildcats host the Arizona State Sun Devils for the 96th edition of the Territorial Cup this Friday afternoon at Arizona Stadium.
• Friday's rivalry contest will be nationally televised on FS1 with Adam Alexander (PxP) and Devin Gardner (analyst) on the call.
• Arizona holds the all-time edge in the Territorial Cup with a record of 49-45-1 against Arizona State. The Sun Devils have cut into that lead in recent years, winning five consecutive matchups.
• The Wildcats most recent home victory in the Territorial Cup came in 2016, a decisive 56-35 win over the Sun Devils in front of 50,000-plus fans.
• For the first time in the StatsPass era (1996-current) Arizona has three receivers with 700+ yards. It is also the first time the Wildcats have sported two 1,000+ yard receivers in that stretch.
• Two weeks ago Arizona took down then No. 9 ranked UCLA in the Rose Bowl. The victory over UCLA was Arizona's first AP Top 25 win since beating No. 19 Oregon in 2018, their first road AP Top 10 win since beating No. 10 Utah in 2015, and their first AP Top 10 road win since defeating No. 2 Oregon in 2014.
• Wildcat quarterback Jayden de Laura has logged 260 completions, 25 touchdown passes, and 3,485 yards this year, marks that rank t-6th, 6th, and 5th all-time on the program's single-season leaderboards.
• Arizona's pass offense currently ranks fifth among all FBS programs with an average of 329.2 yards per game through the air. De Laura also currently ranks fifth nationally with an average of 316.8 yards per game.

33 — TE Tanner McLachlan is rising the Arizona single-season tight end reception leaderboards. His 33 catches are second all-time behind Rob Gronkowski's 47 in 2008.

5th — QB Jayden de Laura is 5th in season school history in passing yards (3,485) and 6th in TD passes (25). The school records are 4,334 yards and 28 touchdowns.

80 — WR Jacob Cowing is at 80 catches this year, tied for 7th-most in a season by an Arizona receiver. Stanley Berryhill had 83 last year. Last week he became the seventh player in UA history to catch 80-plus passes in a season. 

702 — WR Tetairoa McMillan broke the UA freshman record for receiving yards last week, pushing his season mark to 702. Nate Phillips (696, 2013) held the record previously.

43 — WR Jacob Cowing has recorded 43 consecutive games with at least one reception, tied for the longest active streak among all FBS players.
 

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VERSUS ARIZONA STATE: The Arizona Wildcats are 49-45-1 all-time against in-state rivals Arizona State. Arizona has lost five in a row to ASU including a 38-15 loss at Sun Devil Stadium in 2021. Arizona's last win in the series was a 56-35 victory on Nov. 25, 2016, in Tucson. The Wildcats are 31-21 all-time in Tucson including a 24-20 record at Arizona Stadium. The longest streak in the series is held by Arizona, 11 games from 1932-1948. Arizona scored its most points in a single game against ASU in 1946 with a 67-0 victory. The last MVP winner for Arizona was quarterback Brandon Dawkins in 2016. Dawkins ran for a season-high 183 yards with two touchdowns on only 12 carries, including a 71-yard scamper.

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.

ABOUT LAST WEEK: Arizona fell to Washington State 31-20 on Nov. 19 at Arizona Stadium. The Wildcats are officially eliminated from bowl contention after dropping to 4-7 overall with a 2-6 mark in Pac-12 play.

• Sophomore wide out Dorian Singer had a career day versus Washington State, matching his career high in catches with nine and setting a career high in receiving yards with 176. It marked Singer's fourth game this season eclipsing the 100-yard mark. 
• With 357 yards passing against the Cougars, quarterback Jayden de Laura has amassed 3,485 yards through the air and now ranks 5th in program history in passing yards in a season. 
• Wide receiver Jacob Cowing caught six passes on Saturday, which upped his season total to 80 receptions. His 80 catches are seventh most by a Wildcat in a season.
• Saturday also extended Cowing's streak of consecutive games with at least one reception to 43 straight games, which is the longest streak in the nation.
• The Wildcats amassed eight tackles for a loss in Saturday's game versus Washington State, which set a new season high. Arizona had tallied seven tackles for loss in the previous week's win at No. 9 UCLA. 
• With 75 yards in the game, wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan has 702 receiving yards. That is the most by an Arizona freshman in school history. Saturday's performance surpassed the previous record of 696 yards by Nate Phillips in 2013. 
• McMillan's 75 yards against Washington State made him the third Arizona wideout to surpass the 700-yard mark this season. This marks the only time (1996-current) that Arizona has sported three 700-yard receivers in a season. The Wildcats are the first Pac-12 program to hit that mark since Washington State and USC did it in 2019. 
• McMillan's 47-yard catch in the first half against WSU set the freshman's career high for longest reception, surpassing his 46-yard catch at Washington. 
• Kicker Tyler Loop converted on a pair of field goals for the Wildcats from 38 and 47 yards, which pushed his career kicking numbers to 26 makes on 29 attempts. He is a perfect 13 of 13 on field goal attempt between 30 and 40 yards for his career. Loop's 47 yarder was one yard short of his career long.
• Tight end Tanner McLachlan finished Saturday's game with four receptions, moving up to second place in Arizona's history for receptions by a tight end in a season with 33. He now trails Rob Gronkowski by 14 catches (2008) for first place.
• Safety Gunner Maldonado tied his career high in tackles with nine on Saturday versus WSU, matching his nine-tackle day at Utah two weeks prior.

TIGHT END U: Redshirt junior tight end Tanner McLachlan is tied for 12th among tight ends nationally in receiving yards (431), 13th in yards per game (39.2) among the nation's tight ends. McLachlan has caught 33 passes, which is tied for 14th nationally at the position. His 33 receptions this year are the second-most in a single season in program history, trailing only Rob Gronkowski's 47 receptions for 672 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2008.

TRUE FRESHMAN: True Freshman wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan leads all Arizona true freshman wide outs with 702 receiving yards. He is second in receiving yards per game (62.7) and leads the nation in touchdown receptions (8) among true freshmen.

ARIZONA OFFENSE: Currently, the Wildcats are No. 5 in the nation in passing offense with an average of 329.2 yards per game. Arizona is 20th in total offense (460.3) averaging 30.2 points per game, which is 53rd in the nation. Arizona is 16th in the nation in first downs gained on offense (271). The Wildcats are 33rd in team passing efficiency (146.09), and No. 1 nationally in big play percentage (18.6%), after ranking 124th in the nation in 2021 (10.0%).

• Quarterback Jayden de Laura is 5th in the nation in passing yards (3,485) and 5th in passing yards per game (316.8), 7th total offense (327.6), and tied for 15th nationally in passing touchdowns (25). De Laura is 20th nationally in passing yards per completion (13.40).
• WR Tetairoa McMillan is 22nd nationally in receiving touchdowns (8) and WR Jacob Cowing is 35th nationally with seven receiving TDs.

CLIMBING UP THE ARIZONA RECORD BOOKS: With one game left to play, quarterback Jayden de Laura is 5th in single-season passing yards (3,485) in Arizona football history. Matt Scott is fourth with 3,620 passing yards in 2012. Willie Tuitama threw for the third-most yards (3,683) in 2007. Anu Solomon recorded the second-most passing yards (3,793) in 2014, and Nick Foles passed for the most yards since 1996 (4,334) in 2011. QB Jayden de Laura has thrown for 25 touchdowns this season which puts him sixth all-time in Arizona history. He is one touchdown pass behind fifth-place Khalil Tate who threw 26 touchdowns in 2018. He trails the all-time leaders in single-season touchdown passes, Nick Foles (28 in 2011), Willie Tuitama (28 in 2007), and Anu Solomon (28 in 2014) by three touchdown passes. De Laura is sixth in pass completions with 260. De Laura continues to climb the top-10 in completion percentage as well. With one game left to play, he is 7th in Arizona history in completion percentage (63.10). 

CLIMBING UP THE ARIZONA RECORD BOOKS: Junior wide receiver Jacob Cowing is currently seventh for a single season in program history with 80 receptions. With three catches for 34 yards and a touchdown in the first quarter against Colorado, Cowing eclipsed the 3,000-yard mark for his collegiate career while catching his seventh touchdown of the season. He sits with 3,559-career receiving yards after catching nine passes for 118 yards at UCLA (11/12). It marked the fourth time this season that he surpassed 100 yards receiving but the first time since Oct. 1 against Colorado (180 yards – career high). He has not caught a touchdown pass since Oct. 1 after starting the season with seven TD grabs in five games. Cowing surpassed the Arizona wideout with the most career receiving yards Bobby Wade (3,351) from 1999-2002. Cowing and WR Dorian Singer have become two of eight players in Arizona history to post over 1,000 yards receiving. It marks the first time that two receivers have gained over 1,000 receiving yards in the same season in team history.

JUST GETTING STARTED: Sophomore quarterback Jayden de Laura is third in the Pac-12 with 25 passing touchdowns. He is second in the Pac-12 in passing yards per game (316.8) trailing Michael Penix Jr. (351.7) of Washington. De Laura threw for 300-plus yards against UCLA (11/12) for the fifth time this season with 315 yards on 22-of-28 pass attempts. His 78% completion percentage in the 34-28 win at UCLA was the highest of the season.

• 2nd in the Pac-12 in passing yards (3,485), 7th in the Pac-12 in completion percentage (63.1), and tied for 3rd in the Pac-12 in passing touchdowns (25).
• With 380 yards passing against USC, de Laura eclipsed the 350-yard mark throwing the ball for the fourth time this season. 
• Since 1996, the most 350-plus yard passing performances in a single season belongs to Nick Foles, who had nine in 2011. De Laura tied his career-best seven-game touchdown streak with four touchdown passes at Washington on Oct. 15. 
• De Laura threw for the third-most yards in a game this season (400) at Washington. He threw for a career-high 484 yards and six touchdowns against Colorado. 484 passing yards marked the most allowed by Colorado in school history. De Laura's 484 yards marked the fifth most passing yards by a QB in Arizona history. This performance comes on the heels of throwing for 401 yards at Cal to become the 19th quarterback in Arizona history to turn in a 400-yard passing performance.
• The six touchdown passes tie a school record set by Tom Tunnicliffe against Pacific on Oct. 23, 1982. De Laura led the Wildcats to a 43-20 win over Colorado and became the first Arizona QB with 400-plus passing yards in consecutive games since Matt Scott in 2012.  
• De Laura led a comeback 31-28 win after trailing by four entering the fourth quarter, 28-24, against North Dakota State. De Laura connected with Cowing on a 22-yard touchdown pass with 4:53 left in the fourth quarter to earn the win. De Laura threw for 229 yards and one touchdown and rushed for career-highs with 10 carries and 58 yards and a rushing touchdown against the Bison to help the Wildcats improve to 2-1.  
• De Laura had an impressive debut with Arizona, throwing for 299 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Wildcats to a 38-20 win at San Diego State. De Laura's four touchdown passes are the most by an Arizona QB in their Wildcat debut since Anu Solomon threw four against UNLV in 2014. He completed 29-of-35 passes and connected with Jacob Cowing three times for touchdowns, as well as Tetairoa McMillan once for a TD.
• Up for a challenge? De Laura's full name is: Jayden pukonakona ha'awi mai na makua ha 'ele mai ka hiapo e wili 'ia me ke aloha de Laura.

GAME-CHANGER: Arizona wide receiver Dorian Singer set a career high with 176 receiving yards. It marked the fourth 100-plus-yard performance of his career. Arizona earned a 34-28 victory over No. 9 UCLA with RB Michael Wiley (2 TDs; 1 rush, 1 rec.) and QB Jayden de Laura (2 TD passes) leading the way. Wiley became the first Wildcat to score a rushing and receiving touchdown in the same game since Gary Brightwell achieved the feat against Oregon State in 2019. Wiley had a career-best 143 scrimmage yards. Arizona took down Colorado 43-20 on Oct. 1, with two receivers recording over 100 yards receiving (Cowing 180 yards, Singer 163) for the second straight week following the 133-yard effort by Cowing and 103-yard performance by Singer at Cal on Sept. 24. Arizona has now notched two games with a pair of 100-yard receivers in a single season for the first time since 2014 (Cayleb Jones 186 & Austin Hill 127 vs. California; Austin Hill 110 & Samaje Grant 101 vs. UNLV). The Wildcats 673 yards of total offense in its 43-20 win over Colorado set a school record for most yards of offense in conference play as a member of the Pac-10/12 Conference. Singer is 19th program history with 1,315-career receiving yards. He has surpassed the 1,000-yard threshold in 13 games.

LONGEST STREAK IN THE NATION: Junior wide receiver Jacob Cowing extended his streak of consecutive games with a catch to 43, which is the longest such streak in the nation.

• Through 11 games, Cowing is 9th in the nation with 964 receiving yards. He is tied for 28th nationally in touchdown receptions (7). 
• Cowing recorded a career-high 180 receiving yards against Colorado, and he has caught a touchdown in five of nine games played this season. He has not caught a touchdown pass in the last four games. 
• Cowing made seven receptions for 133 yards at Cal, marking the second-most receiving yards in a single game this season. He has surpassed last year's top scoring threat through the air, running back Michael Wiley, who tallied four receiving TDs in 11 games played. 
• He is three touchdown catches shy of breaking into the Arizona all-time top-10 and five off the single-season record of 11 touchdown catches held by six players. 
• Cowing caught a touchdown with 4:53 remaining in the fourth quarter to put the Wildcats in front of North Dakota State 31-28, marking his third straight game with a reception (5 rec., 55 yards) and the first Wildcat player with touchdown catches in three straight games since Michael Wiley caught a touchdown in each of the final three games of the 2021 season. 
• Cowing had a breakout game during his debut with Arizona. He made eight catches for 152 yards and three touchdowns to help the Wildcats to a season-opening 38-20 win at San Diego State.

PROGRAM BUILDING: The Wildcats enter the second season of the Jedd Fisch era with a reenergized roster in tow. Coach Fisch and staff pulled in the No.21/No. 22 recruiting class nationally (per Rivals and 247 Sports) with key additions at multiple positions. That recruiting class ranked first (per Rivals) and third (per 247 Sports) in the Pac-12 behind Oregon and Stanford. Fisch reeled in 23 commits with five four-stars and 18 three-stars. Arizona landed the highest-ranked recruit in program history, wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan out of Servite High School. A four-star prospect that was ranked No. 5 at his position. McMillan was joined by teammates Keyan Burnett (TE), a four-star tight end, and Noah Fifita (QB) a three-star QB, out of Servite High School. The success in recruiting marked one of the top classes in program history. In all, the Arizona Wildcats have 50 new members of the roster entering the 2022 season. It is the second-most in the Pac-12 (ASU, 51). The Wildcats played 17 freshmen on Oct. 29 against USC. It marked the most played this season and included six starting true freshmen.

WILDCATS IN THE NFL: The Wildcats are once again well represented in the National Football League this year with 10 former letterwinners active across the league. One of Arizona's most prestigious alumnus, tight end Rob Gronkowski, retired following the 2021 season after winning the fourth Super Bowl of his career. Gronk was a five-time Pro Bowl selection, a four-time First Team All-Pro selection, and was selected to the NFL's 2010s All-Decade Team and NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team. Over 11 seasons with New England and Tampa Bay, Gronkowski recorded 9,286 yards (5th all time) and 92 touchdowns (3rd all time). Quarterback Nick Foles is in his 11th NFL season after rewriting the Wildcats record books during his time in Tucson. The most recent Wildcats to make the transition to the NFL are running back Gary Brightwell (New York Giants), and defensive end Roy Lopez (Houston Texans). For a complete list of former Wildcats in the NFL, see the comprehensive chart below.
 

Player	Position	Team
Stanley Berryhill III	WR	Detroit Lions
Jace Whittaker	CB	Arizona Cardinals
Dane Cruikshank	S	Chicago Bears
Roy Lopez	NT	Houston Texans
Nick Foles	QB	Indianapolis Colts
Nick Folk	K	New England Patriots
J.J. Taylor	RB	New England Patriots
Gary Brightwell	RB	New York Giants
Will Parks	S	New York Jets
Demetruis Flannigan-Fowles	LB	San Francisco 49ers