Fresh off back-to-back wins to set up a matchup with USC, Arizona Football was beaten 24-20 in a game that Arizona never led. The Wildcats attempted to make it a game late but came up short despite 13 points in the fourth quarter. These five statistics defined the Wildcats loss.
The Arizona defense had forced only one turnover coming into this game, tied for last in the nation. Linebacker Tony Fields II said this week that Arizona “just had to swarm to the ball a little bit more.”
The defense listened, with Arizona forcing three turnovers. While the turnovers only resulted in seven points, a Colin Schooler recovery just before halftime took USC out of the red zone, saving Arizona what would have probably been, at worst, a short field goal attempt by USC.