As the embers of the Homecoming bonfire breathed it’s last breath, the Arizona Wildcats defeated the 19th-ranked Oregon Ducks in Arizona Stadium to put a ceremonial bow on the week-long festivities, beating the Ducks 44 to 15.
The Wildcats came into the contest as a five-loss team backed into a corner, forced to scratch and claw it’s way out of the seemingly two-month funk that saw a team with so much preseason hope re-evaluate their seasonal goals midway through their campaign.
With last week’s loss against UCLA putting the Wildcat’s bowl chances in jeopardy, Arizona answered the bell against an Oregon team is led by potential top-five pick in next springs NFL Draft, in dual-threat quarterback Justin Herbert.