The largest crowd of the year showed up Saturday night to see if the Arizona Wildcats were for real. Never mind Washington’s loss to Stanford the previous week. The Huskies were clearly the best opponent the Cats had faced.
Arizona wasn’t up to the task. The Wildcats made too many mistakes, in all three phases. They turned the ball over on offense and special teams. Their defense, which stood tall in the first half, crumbled in the second.
It added up to a 51-27 loss in front of an announced crowd of 47,933 at Arizona Stadium.