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2015 University of Arizona Football Saturday, Sept. 26 // Tucson, Ariz. // Arizona Stadium Final Score: No.9 UCLA 56, No.16 Arizona 30 Postgame Notes Updated Records • Tonight’s attendance was a sellout crowd of 56,004. The total marks a season- Arizona All-Time high. 592-438-33 • With the loss, Arizona has now dropped four straight games to UCLA going back to 2012. The Wildcats also fall to 4-14-1 all-time against ranked Bruin squads with Arizona vs. UCLA their last win coming on Nov. 5, 2005 inside Arizona Stadium. 15-23-2 • Arizona is now 46-109-1 all-time against AP Top-25 teams, while the loss breaks a Rich Rodriguez Career streak of two consecutive regular season wins vs. AP Top-25 opponents going back to last season. 149-99-2 (22nd Year) • The Wildcats are now 3-2 against AP Top-10 opponents at home under head coach Rich Rodriguez at Arizona Rich Rodriguez. 29-15 (4th Year) • The Wildcat defense failed to record a turnover for just the second time over the last 15 contests. Arizona Under Rodriguez • UA’s offense turned the ball over three times Saturday night (two fumbles, one interception). It marked the first time Arizona recorded three-plus turnovers since At Home (2015) Nov. 17, 2014 vs. Washington (3). 18-6 (2-1) • Arizona dropped just its second home contest over its last 11, while the loss also snaps a streak of five consecutive regular season victories going back to last sea- On Road son. 9-7 (1-0) • With Nate Phillips’ 34-yard touchdown reception with 12:20 remaining in the Neutral Site opening quarter, Arizona or its opponents have scored a touchdown within the first 2-2 (0-0) three minutes of the game in 10 of the last 17 contests. • The Wildcats have now scored in their first offensive possession of the game Non-Conference in back-to-back years against the Bruins. Last season Cayleb Jones hauled in a 14-1 (3-0) 14-yard touchdown reception from Anu Solomon with 12:29 remaining in the first quarter. Tonight Nate Phillips caught a 34-yard touchdown pass with 12:30 left in the opening period. UA began with the ball in both contests. Pac-12 Conference 15-14 (0-0) • Gerrard Randall was inserted for Anu Solomon in the second quarter. His first snap turned into a 39-yard touchdown run. Amazingly, that’s the shortest touch- Arizona Scores First down run of his career. His three previous touchdown scampers were all at least 19-6 (2-1) 57 yards (73, 72, 57). His yards per touchdown rush have now dropped from 67.3 to 60.25. Opponent Scores First • Jerrard Randall recorded his first career touchdown pass with a 16-yard strike 10-10 (1-0) to David Richards with 11:05 remaining in the third quarter. He had rushed for four touchdowns before recording his first passing score. Arizona Wins Turnover Battle • The Wildcats have scored in all 16 quarters of football this season, including dou- 16-1 (2-0) ble-digit points in eight of the 16 periods. UA has scored in 22 consecutive periods going back to last year. Opponent Wins Turnover Battle 4-11 (0-1) • The 30 points put up by the Arizona offense tonight marks the first time the Cats haven’t eclipsed the 40-point mark this season and just the third time in the last eight contests going back to last season. Turnovers Even 9-3 (0-0) • Nick Wilson ran for 136 yards on 24 carries on Saturday night. He’s now run for 100-plus yards in three straight games and has done it 10 times in his career. Scores 30+ Points • The loss marks Arizona’s first defeat when Wilson runs for 100 yards or more. The 27-6 (3-1) Wildcats are now 9-1 when he eclipses the 100-yard mark. Scores 40+ Points • Nick Wilson (136) and Jerrard Randall (128) have each rushed for 100-plus yards 17-1 (3-0) in back-to-back contests. The two have combined for 576 yards on the ground over the last two weeks. 100+ Rushing Yards • Tonight marked the first time Arizona did not record a receiver with at least 100 29-10 (3-0) yards. 200+ Rushing Yards 21-4 (2-1) 500+ Total Offense Yards 15-4 (2-0) 2015 University of Arizona Football // Visit www.arizonawildcats.com or follow on Twitter @ArizonaFBall.