Arizona Football: Ranking the Top 5 wins over Arizona State

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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GLENDALE, AZ – DECEMBER 31: Mascot Wilbur the Wildcat gets the crowd going during the start of the Vizio Fiesta Bowl game between the Arizona Wildcats and Boise State Broncos at University of Phoenix Stadium on December 31, 2014 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images) /

No. 3 – Arizona knocks ASU out of the Rose Bowl Pt. 1

When: November 27, 1982

Outcome: Arizona won 28-18

Where: Tucson, AZ

Arguably one of the biggest wins in this rivalry, in my opinion, the Sun Devils were coming into this one 9-1 after losing to Washington the week prior that ruined their hopes of an undefeated season and the program’s first-ever National Championship. Instead, Arizona got in the way, playing spoiler to the Devils’ in getting to the Rose Bowl.

Arizona quarterback Tom Tunnicliffe would play a terrific game, building a huge, 26-0 lead as Arizona ultimately cruised to the 28-18 victory and officially spoiling the Devils’ hopes of a Rose Bowl.

Although the Wildcats would finish the season with a 6-4-1 record and missed a bowl game, beating ASU certainly made up for the misfortunes here and closed out the season on a high for Wildcats fans!

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