The 2010 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the college football season of 2010. The team's head coach was Mike Stoops. The Wildcats played their home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. They finished with a record of 7–6 (4–5 Pac-10) and a loss to Oklahoma State in the Alamo Bowl.
Schedule
Rankings
Game summaries at Toledo
Statistics ARIZTOL First downs 25 10 Total yards 518 183 Rushes–yards 25–105 28–80 Passing yards 413 103 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 37–44–1 14–23–1 Time of possession 33:47 26:13 Team Category Player Statistics Arizona Passing Nick Foles32/37, 360 yards, 2 TD, INT RushingNic Grigsby8 carries, 53 yards, 2 TD Receiving Juron Criner11 receptions, 187 yards, TD Toledo Passing Austin Dantin14/23, 103 yards, INT Rushing Adonis Thomas 10 carries, 52 yards Receiving Eric Page 4 receptions, 43 yards
vs The Citadel
Statistics CITARIZ First downs 10 22 Total yards 171 489 Rushes–yards 50–150 36–214 Passing yards 21 275 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 3–14–0 25–33–1 Time of possession 32:38 27:22 Team Category Player Statistics The Citadel Passing Matt Thompson2/7, 12 yards RushingTerrell Dallas11 carries, 53 yards Receiving Domonic Jones2 receptions, 16 yards Arizona Passing Nick Foles17/22, 214 yards, TD, INT Rushing Nic Grigsby 11 carries, 107 yards, 3 TD Receiving Juron Criner 2 receptions, 60 yards
vs No. 9 Iowa
Statistics IOWAARIZ First downs 19 19 Total yards 307 366 Rushes–yards 26–29 30–63 Passing yards 278 303 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–33–1 28–39–1 Time of possession 26:46 32:08 Team Category Player Statistics Iowa Passing Ricky Stanzi18/33, 278 yards, 3 TD, INT RushingJewel Hampton7 carries, 30 yards Receiving Derrell Johnson-Koulianos7 receptions, 114 yards, TD Arizona Passing Nick Foles28/39, 303 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Nic Grigsby 14 carries, 27 yards Receiving David Douglas 7 receptions, 74 yards, TD
vs California
Statistics CALARIZ First downs 16 18 Total yards 262 311 Rushes–yards 36–146 26–99 Passing yards 116 212 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–27–1 25–39–1 Time of possession 32:22 27:38 Team Category Player Statistics California Passing Kevin Riley13/26, 116 yards, INT RushingShane Vereen27 carries, 102 yards Receiving Marvin Jones4 receptions, 41 yards Arizona Passing Nick Foles25/39, 212 yards, TD, INT Rushing Nic Grigsby 12 carries, 65 yards Receiving Juron Criner 5 receptions, 68 yards, TD
vs Oregon State
Statistics OSUARIZ First downs 25 26 Total yards 486 541 Rushes–yards 35–93 19–101 Passing yards 393 440 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 30–42–1 35–46–1 Time of possession 36:23 23:37 Team Category Player Statistics Oregon State Passing Ryan Katz30/42, 393 yards, 2 TD, INT RushingJacquizz Rodgers25 carries, 83 yards, TD Receiving Markus Wheaton7 receptions, 113 yards, TD Arizona Passing Nick Foles35/46, 440 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Keola Antolin 8 carries, 70 yards, TD Receiving Juron Criner 12 receptions, 179 yards, TD
at Washington State
Statistics ARIZWSU First downs 22 15 Total yards 352 297 Rushing yards 47–142 34–40 Passing yards 210 257 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–27–1 18–32–2 Time of possession 31:06 28:54 Team Category Player StatisticsArizona Passing Matt Scott14/20, 139 yards, INT Rushing Keola Antolin 21 carries, 92 yards, 2 TD Receiving Travis Cobb 7 receptions, 62 yardsWashington State Passing Jeff Tuel 18/32, 257 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Jeff Tuel 14 carries, 33 yards Receiving Marquess Wilson6 receptions, 131 yards, TD
vs Washington
Statistics WASHARIZ First downs 19 23 Total yards 290 467 Rushes–yards 33–98 43–234 Passing yards 192 233 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–33–0 18–22–0 Time of possession 28:46 31:14 Team Category Player Statistics Washington Passing Jake Locker17/29, 183 yards, TD RushingChris Polk14 carries, 65 yards, TD Receiving D'Andre Goodwin5 receptions, 51 yards Arizona Passing Matt Scott18/22, 233 yards, 2 TD Rushing Keola Antolin 14 carries, 114 yards, 2 TD Receiving Juron Criner 8 receptions, 108 yards, TD
Matt Scott, the junior quarterback from Corona, California, led the 15th-ranked Wildcats to an offensive bonanza and 44-14 win over the visiting Washington Huskies at Arizona Stadium. Scott had help, of course. Arizona tailbacks Nicolas Grigsby and Keola Antolin scored two touchdowns apiece in the first three quarters, before a sellout crowd of 56,244 on Arizona's homecoming night. Scott had no trouble replacing the injured starting quarterback, Nick Foles, and Arizona easily handled up-and-down Washington. Arizona (6-1, 3-1 Pac-10) overcame occasionally poor tackling with a balanced offense and by harassing Jake Locker into an ineffective game. Washington (3-4, 2-2) continued its season-long, win-one, lose-one pattern, following last week's thrilling double-overtime victory over then-No. 24 Oregon State with a defensive clunker. The inexperienced Scott outplayed Locker, widely viewed as one of the top quarterbacks in the country. Washington's senior quarterback completed just 11 of 19 first-half passes for 139 yards and a score. Known for his game-changing speed, Locker was held without a rush in the first half; he lost 24 yards on six carries before being replaced by Keith Price early in the fourth quarter. In the AP Top 25 poll released October 24, Arizona retained its No. 15 ranking despite the victory.
at UCLA
Statistics ARIZUCLA First downs 32 15 Total yards 583 299 Rushes–yards 52–264 28–71 Passing yards 319 228 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–36–1 13–27–1 Time of possession 37:55 22:05 Team Category Player Statistics Arizona Passing Matt Scott24/36, 319 yards, TD, INT RushingKeola Antolin23 carries, 111 yards, TD Receiving Juron Criner8 receptions, 127 yards, TD UCLA Passing Richard Brehaut13/27, 228 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Johnathan Franklin 13 carries, 44 yards Receiving Randall Carroll 3 receptions, 90 yards, TD
Arizona held off UCLA 29-21; the Wildcats rolled up a season-high 583 yards and 32 first downs and held the Bruins to 299 yards and 15 first downs. Matt Scott had another big game in the absence of Nick Foles, completing 24 of 36 passes for a career-high 319 yards with one touchdown and one interception and rushing for another 71 yards on 12 carries. RB Keola Antolin rushed for 111 yards on 23 carries for the Wildcats (7-1, 4-1 Pac-10), off to their best start since winning seven of their first eight games en route to a 12-1 finish in 1998. Coach Mike Stoops shocked the Bruins by calling a fake punt on fourth-and-3 from the Arizona 27 with 6:23 remaining and the Wildcats leading 26-21. Jake Fischer ran for 29 yards to give the Wildcats a big first down. The play enabled the Wildcats to eat up some time before having to punt. The Bruins turned the ball over on downs, putting the Wildcats in position for Alex Zendejas' third field goal of the game, a 30-yarder. UCLA's final chance ended when Brooks Reed sacked UCLA quarterback Richard Brehaut and caused a fumble, which Sione Tuihalamaka recovered with 48 seconds left. Brehaut passed for a career-best 228 yards and two touchdowns for the Bruins (3-5, 1-4), who lost their third straight game but performed much better than in their last two, when they were outscored 95-20 at California and Oregon. But Arizona did enough for its fourth straight road victory dating to last season, keeping them alive for their first-ever berth in the Rose Bowl. With the win, the 'Cats improved to No. 13 in the AP Top 25 poll released October 31.
at No. 10 Stanford
Statistics ARIZSTAN First downs 25 26 Total yards 428 510 Rushes–yards 31–180 45–217 Passing yards 248 293 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 28–48–1 23–32–0 Time of possession 22:57 37:03 Team Category Player Statistics Arizona Passing Nick Foles28/48, 248 yards, TD, INT RushingKeola Antolin16 carries, 86 yards, TD Receiving Juron Criner9 receptions, 98 yards, TD Stanford Passing Andrew Luck23/32, 293 yards, 2 TD Rushing Stepfan Taylor 19 carries, 82 yards, 4 TD Receiving Chris Owusu 9 receptions, 165 yards, TD
vs USC
Statistics USCARIZ First downs 24 24 Total yards 382 404 Rushes–yards 46–205 18–51 Passing yards 177 353 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–36–1 32–48–0 Time of possession 37:27 22:33 Team Category Player Statistics USC Passing Matt Barkley21/35, 170 yards, TD, INT RushingMarc Tyler31 carries, 160 yards, TD Receiving Robert Woods8 receptions, 41 yards Arizona Passing Nick Foles32/48, 353 yards, 3 TD Rushing Keola Antolin 10 carries, 38 yards Receiving Terrence Miller 7 receptions, 116 yards
at No. 1 Oregon
Statistics ARIZORE First downs 28 27 Total yards 506 537 Rushes–yards 27–58 57–389 Passing yards 448 148 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 29–54–1 14–24–1 Time of possession 29:27 30:33 Team Category Player Statistics Arizona Passing Nick Foles29/54, 448 yards, 3 TD, INT RushingNic Grigsby16 carries, 44 yards Receiving Juron Criner3 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD Oregon Passing Darron Thomas14/24, 148 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing LaMichael James 28 carries, 126 yards, 2 TD Receiving David Paulson 3 receptions, 48 yards, TD
vs Arizona State
Statistics ASUARIZ First downs 19 19 Total yards 389 391 Rushes–yards 43–122 43–125 Passing yards 267 266 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–49–0 24–38–0 Time of possession 33:00 27:00 Team Category Player Statistics Arizona State Passing Brock Osweiler22/49, 267 yards, TD RushingCameron Marshall23 carries, 63 yards, TD Receiving Kerry Taylor6 receptions, 112 yards Arizona Passing Nick Foles22/36, 262 yards, 3 TD Rushing Keola Antolin 25 carries, 83 yards Receiving Juron Criner 6 receptions, 95 yards, 2 TD
vs No. 16 Oklahoma State (Alamo Bowl)
Statistics ARIZOKST First downs 25 17 Total yards 370 312 Rushing yards 38–90 20–72 Passing yards 280 240 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 32–50–3 25–41–0 Time of possession 37:31 22:29 Team Category Player StatisticsArizona Passing Nick Foles 32/50, 280 yards, TD, 3 INT Rushing Nic Grigsby 16 carries, 59 yards Receiving David Douglas 6 receptions, 91 yardsOklahoma State Passing Brandon Weeden 25/41, 240 yards, 2 TD Rushing Kendall Hunter 10 carries, 32 yards Receiving Justin Blackmon 9 receptions, 117 yards, 2 TD Wide receiver Justin Blackmon was named Offensive MVP.
Defensive back Markelle Martin was named Defensive MVP.
Wide receiver David Douglas was named the Fred Jacoby Sportsmanship Award winner.
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