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Arizona Football: Ranking the Top 5 wins over Arizona State

By Eric Townsend

TUCSON, AZ - NOVEMBER 28: Arizona Wildcats mascot Wilbur is hoisted by fans after the Wildcats defeated the Suns Devils 42-35 to win the PAC-12 south championship following the Territorial Cup college football game at Arizona Stadium on November 28, 2014 in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
TUCSON, AZ - NOVEMBER 28: Arizona Wildcats mascot Wilbur is hoisted by fans after the Wildcats defeated the Suns Devils 42-35 to win the PAC-12 south championship following the Territorial Cup college football game at Arizona Stadium on November 28, 2014 in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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14 Nov 1998: Tailback Trung Canidate #30 of the Arizona Wildcats in action during the game against the California Golden Bears at the Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California. The Wildcats defeated the Golden Bears 27-23. Mandatory Credit: Jed Jacobsohn /Allsport
14 Nov 1998: Tailback Trung Canidate #30 of the Arizona Wildcats in action during the game against the California Golden Bears at the Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California. The Wildcats defeated the Golden Bears 27-23. Mandatory Credit: Jed Jacobsohn /Allsport /

No. 5 – Arizona Football & Trung Candidate run over ASU

When: November 27, 1998

Outcome: Arizona won 50-42

Where: Tucson, AZ

Beginning the year at 10-1, the Wildcats entered the 1998 game against ASU with a lot of hype and the potential to end the regular season with their best record in school history.

While the Wildcats did come up short in making the schools’ first ever Rose Bowl earlier in the year… thanks UCLA, there was still plenty to play for in this rivalry match-up. ASU was 5-5 and looking to become bowl eligible, and a win against Arizona would surely lift their help with bragging rights as well as get them into postseason play.

From the start, this game was a competitive one as both teams seemingly exchanged scores on the majority of their possessions. Going back and forth, luckily, it was the Wildcats that ultimately came away with the 50-42 victory, outpacing the Sun Devils in this thrilling win.

Arizona running back Trung Candidate would shatter the school rushing record, finishing the game with 288 yards on 18 carries with three touchdowns in the Wildcats’ win!

While the Wildcats did come up short in making the schools’ first-ever Rose Bowl earlier in the year… thanks to UCLA, there was still plenty to play for in this rivalry match-up. ASU was 5-5 and looking to become bowl eligible, and a win against Arizona would surely lift their help with bragging rights as well as get them into postseason play.

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