No. 15th ranked Colorado is now 7-2 and 5-1 in conference play after beating UCLA 20-10 last Thursday Night. This Saturday evening the Buffs who are in first place in the PAC 12 South travel to Tucson, Arizona to take on the 2-7 Wildcats on Fox Sports 1. Colorado opens as a 14 point favorite early on per VegasInsider.com. Today we provide you with an early preview of the what to expect when expecting Arizona.
Up Next: Colorado 7-2, 5-1 @ Arizona 2-7, 0-6
When: Saturday, November 12th at 8PM MST
Where: Tucson, Arizona
TV: Fox Sports 1
The Line: -14 Colorado
Last Year: Arizona 38, Colorado 31
Meet Arizona
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Rich Rodriguez
Offensive Coordinator: Calvin Magee/Rod Smith
Defensive Coordinator: Marcel Yates
Season Results
L - BYU 18-16
W - Grambling State 31-21
W - Hawaii 47-28
L - Washington 35-28
L - UCLA 45-28
L - Utah 36-23
L - USC 48-14
L - Stanford 34-10
L - Washington State 69-7
Last 18 Meetings Against Colorado
2015 - Arizona 38, Colorado 31 in Boulder
2014 - Arizona 38, Colorado 20 in Tucson
2013 - Arizona 44, Colorado 20 in Boulder
2012 - Arizona 56, Colorado 31 in Tucson
2011 - Colorado 48, Arizona 29 in Boulder
1986 - Arizona 24, Colorado 21 in Boulder
1985 - Colroado 14, Arizona 13 in Tucson
1960 - Colorado 35, Arizona 16 in Boulder
1959 - Colorado 18, Arizona 0 in Tucson
1958 - Colorado 65, Arizona 12 in Tucuson
1957 - Colorado 34, Arizona 14 in Boulder
1956 - Colroado 38, Arizona 7 in Tucson
1955 - Colorado 14, Arizona 0 in Boulder
1954 - Colorado 40, Arizona 18 in Tucuson
1953 - Colorado 20, Arizona 14 in Boulder
1952 - Colorado 34, Arizona 19 in Tucson
1950 - Colorado 28, Arizona 25 in Boulder
1931 - Colorado 27, Arizona 7 in Tucson
Colorado leads all-time series against Arizona 13-5
Arizona has a current 4 game win streak against Colorado since 2012
Key Stats from Arizona's 69-7 loss to Washington State last weekend
Washington State racked up 614-yards of total offense, 474-yards passing and 140-yards rushing
Arizona was 2 for 10 on third downs
Arizona had 3 turnovers to Washington State's 0
Washington State had the football 37:28 minutes compared to Arizona's 22:32
Arizona ran the football 30 times for 158-yards
Washington State sacked AZ Quarterback Anu Solomon 5 times
Washington State's QB Luke Falk was 32 of 35 passing for 311-yards and 4 TDS
Washington State led at the half 38-0
5 Offensive Stat Stars From Arizona
Brandon Dawkins - Quarterback - 75 of 137 passing for 1,055-yards and 6 TDs, 653-yards rushing for 597-yards and 8 TDs
Anu Solomon - Quarterback - 29 for 46 passing for 355-yards and 1 TD
Shun Brown - Receiver - 25 receptions for 406-yards and 3 touchdowns
Trey Griffey - Receiver - 20 receptions for 364-yards and 2 touchdowns
Josh Pollack - Kicker - 7 for 9 field goals, 1-1 from 40-49
5 Defensive Stat Stars From Arizona
Paul Magloire - Linebacker - 58 tackles, 2 sacks
D. Flannigan-Fowles - Free Safety - 56 tackles, 2 ints, 4 pass breakups
Dane Cruikshank - Corner - 43 tackles, 2 ints, 7 pass breakups
Michael Barton - Linebacker - 43 tackles, 2 sacks
Jace Whittaker - Corner - 28 tackles, 1 int, 10 pass breakups
Isaiah Oliver earns PAC 12 Special Teams Player of the Week Award
Colorado continues to impress on the field and with their season victories come weekly awards. In fact, this is the sixth time this season a Colorado Football Player has earned either an offensive or defensive Player or Special teams Player of the Week Award.
VIDEOS: Coach Mac talks about Arizona and Tim Lynott talks OL improvements
BOULDER-- The 7-2 Colorado Buffaloes had their struggles this past Thursday against UCLA and Coach Mike MacIntyre made sure they knew they couldn't perform like that the rest of the season if they wanted to win.
