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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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No. 2: Cats Win a Shocker in Tucson

Nov. 5, 2005

Arizona            51

UCLA (No. 7)  14

This is one of the most shocking, scratch your head victories in the program’s history.

No one saw this coming.

Everything Arizona did in this game worked to perfection.

The Bruins came to Tucson riding high with an 8-0 record and the dreams of a BCS Championship dancing in their heads.

UCLA played from behind all season, but every time they found themselves in a hole they figured out a way to climb their way out of it.

That’s why when Arizona led 31-7 at the half not all the Wildcat faithful felt totally at ease, but in the second half, the momentum kept building.

During the third quarter if there were a roof on Arizona Stadium it would have blown clean off when Syndric Steptoe returned a 63-yard punt to the house, giving the Cats an insurmountable 45-7 lead.

Freshman quarterback phenom Willie Tuitama finished the game with 204 yards in the air, adding two touchdowns and veteran running back Mike Bell had 153 yards rushing with a touchdown.

Bruins All-American stud Maurice Jones-Drew was held to only 66 all-purpose yards against the suffocating Arizona defense.

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