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Arizona Football: Top 5 Wins Vs. UCLA

By Brad Malone

Sep 26, 2015; Tucson, AZ, USA; UCLA Bruins running back Soso Jamabo (1) runs the ball during the second quarter against the Arizona Wildcats at Arizona Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Casey Sapio-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 26, 2015; Tucson, AZ, USA; UCLA Bruins running back Soso Jamabo (1) runs the ball during the second quarter against the Arizona Wildcats at Arizona Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Casey Sapio-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 17, 2016; Tucson, AZ, USA; The Arizona Wildcats run onto the field before the game against the Hawaii Warriors at Arizona Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Casey Sapio-USA TODAY Sports
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No. 3: Desert Swarm Comes Up Big

Oct. 3, 1992

UCLA (No. 11)    3
Arizona             23

This game will go down in Wildcats history of when the defense we now know as Desert Swarm won their first game on the national stage.

During the previous week, the Cats were a football length away from upsetting one of the great programs of the 1980’s and early 1990’s, the Miami Hurricanes.

In that game, the Swarm held the Hurricanes to 2 yards rushing. That is not a misprint. 2 yards rushing.

Against the Bruins, the Cats only gave up 36 yards on the ground.

The Cats dominated the game and almost ended the Bruins 242-game scoring streak, but UCLA opted for a chip shot field goal on fourth down late in the fourth quarter.

Arizona kicker Steve McLaughlin bounced back from missing kicks against Oregon State and Miami and received the game ball from Dick Tomey after hitting from 50, 45 and 34 yards against the No. 11 Bruins.

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