With UCLA and Arizona each set to leave the Pac-12 at the end of the season, here's a look at the five greatest games between the Bruins and the Wildcats.
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had its doubters. Oh, did it ever. And they were rightfully skeptical. These Bruins were half-baked — great offense, dreadful defense. Their deficiencies forced them to keep rallying, four double-digit comeback wins fueling the team’s 8-0 start. By kickoff of this disaster in the desert, Ruins.” Their championship hopes deflated, the Bruins went on to absorb a 66-19 loss to USC before beating Northwestern in the Sun Bowl. In a rare top-10 matchup between these teams, the Wildcats were no match. The Bruins had gone from tears to triumph after an emotion-choked team meeting the night before the game. Players spoke openly about being doubted at a time when the team was beset by injuries and star running back Jermaine Lewis was suspended.
coach Terry Donahue informed his players in the locker room that top-ranked Alabama had lost, clearing the way for the Bruins to claim the top spot in the polls. But Arizona, winless in four home games and coming off three straight losses, took the kickoff to start the second half and drove 80 yards in only three plays to take the lead. The Wildcats added a safety in the fourth quarter.
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