The No 15 ranked Washington Huskies visit Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona on Saturday for a Pac-12 battle with the Arizona Wildcats. The Huskies fell to 4-2 on the season following a 23-13 loss on the road to Stanford. The Huskies defense could not stop the Stanford running attack and lost for the sixth straight time at Stanford Stadium. Jacob Eason threw for 181 yards, one touchdown and one interception in the loss.
Arizona improved to 4-1 on the season following its 35-30 victory over Colorado. Khalil Tate returned from an injury and passed for 404 yards and three touchdowns for the Wildcats. Arizona’s defense came up big twice on at midfield and once on the goal line in the final two Colorado drives to keep the lead and win.
Jacob Eason leads the Huskies in passing with 1,449 yards, 11 touchdowns and three interceptions. The leading rusher is Salvon Ahmed with 427 yards and three touchdowns, while Richard Newton has 326 yards rushing and six touchdowns. Aaron Fuller leads the Huskies in receiving with 498 yards and four touchdowns, while Myles Bryant is the leading tackler for Washington with 39.
Arizona quarterback Khalil Tate has thrown for 1,088 yards, nine touchdowns and five interceptions and has rushed for 261 yards and two TDS. Gary Brightwell has rushed for 286 yards and four TDS. The leading receiver is Tayvian Cunningham with 233 yards and two touchdowns. Colin Schooler is the leading tackler with 40.
