The Arizona Wildcats didn’t score on their first possession Friday night against the Colorado Buffaloes. Every other time that’s happened this season they’ve lost.
So much for trends.
After looking abysmal on offense for almost the entire first quarter, falling behind 10-0 in the process, Arizona exploded for scores on eight consecutive drives en route to a 42-34 win over Colorado.
The Wildcats won their second straight game to improve to 5-5 overall and 4-3 in the Pac-12. They enter their bye week needing only one more win to become bowl-eligible.
Khalil Tate threw for a career-high 350 yards and tied his career best with five touchdown passes, needing only 22 attempts and 17 completions to do so, while JJ Taylor followed up last week’s big game against Oregon with 192 yards on a career-best 40 carries.