Photo gallery: Arizona vs. UCLA football
Resuscitated Cats end five-game skid, throttle UCLA in coach Kish's debut.
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Arizona's Keola Antolin dances through the UCLA defense while stiff arming his way past Dalton Hilliard.
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Arizona's Juron Criner makes a catch in the endzone around the head of UCLA's Aaron Hester to push Arizona to a 20-7 lead in the second quarter at Arizona Stadium.
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University of Arizona's interim head coach Tim Kish greets the offense after Arizona scored its first touchdown against UCLA.
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Arizona's C.J. Parish grabs a UCLA fumble in the second quarter at Arizona Stadium.
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A handful of Wildcat fans in the student section, including a few body painted to spell the name of interim coach Tim Kish ham it up for the ESPN cameras prior to the start of Arizona's game against UCLA at Arizona Stadium.
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Arizona's Dan Buckner (15) catches the ball over UCLA's Sheldon Rice (22) for a touchdown during the first quarter at Arizona Stadium.
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Arizona's Dan Buckner catches a pass while in the grip of UCLA's Sheldon Price in the quarter at Arizona Stadium.
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Arizona interim head coach Tim Kish, left, has a laugh with one of the side judges in the first quarter against UCLA at Arizona Stadium
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University of Arizona student Jace Lankow, who is in the agricultural and life sciences program, is taken down by law enforcement officers as he makes his way down the field just before half time during the football game against UCLA on Thursday. Lankow came onto the field dressed as a referee ripping off his clothes and blowing a whistle before being tackled.
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University of Arizona's C.J. Parish and several defenders merge on a loose ball as a UCLA player fumbles in the second quarter.
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University of Arizona defenders Mohammed Usman and Paul Vassallo harrass UCLA quarterback Kevin Prince in the second quarter.
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University of Arizona's Paul Vassallo and Taimi Tutogi leap in the air as the defense recovers a fumble against UCLA in the second quarter.
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University of Arizona's Juron Criner catches a pass in the end zone against UCLA to make it 34-7 in the second quarter.
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University of Arizona's Taimi Tuogi gains 11 yards against UCLA with 8 minutes left in the first quarter.
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Arizona's Juron Criner skips over the tackle of UCLA's Andrew Abbott after a catch in the third quarter.
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Arizona's TaimiTutogi blows an UCLA defender off his feet as he lunges for more yardage in the first quarter.
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Arizona's Daniel Jenkins drags UCLA's Dietrich Riley along for the ride on a run in the first quarter at Arizona Stadium.
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Arizona's Nick Foles launches a pass ahead of the pursuit of UCLA's Donovan Carter in the second quarter.
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Arizona's Mark Watley, right, comes in to break up the pass to UCLA's Jerry Johnson in the fourth quarter.
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UCLA's head coach Rick Neuheisel reacts after one of his players picked up a personal foul penalty in the fourth quarter.
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Arizona's interim head coach Tim Kish, left, gets congratulated by athletic director Greg Byrne after he picked up a 48-12 win against UCLA at Arizona Stadium.
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University of Arizona coach Tim Kish is out on the field as he talks to linebacker Rob Hankins during a time out against UCLA in the second half.
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University of Arizona quarterback Nick Foles walks out on to the field to congratulate the defense as they came off the field after their goal line stand against UCLA in the second half.
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UCLA receiver Joseph Fauria facemasks University of Arizona's Kylan Butler after making a catch for a first down but was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct during the second half.
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University of Arizona coach Tim Kish, left, and Athletic Director Greg Byrne walk off the field after Arizona defeated UCLA 48-12.
The Arizona Wildcats vowed to have more fun and play better defense under interim coach Tim Kish. So far, they're 2-for-2.
Bottled up by a cursed season and a sudden coaching change, the UA found a seam of success Thursday and ran to daylight.
About 20 minutes after being ejected from Thursday night's game for fighting, Shaquille Richardson left his team's halftime huddle and headed for the field. His bosses' boss was waiting for him.
The 16th clause of Rick Neuheisel's contract exonerates him if his coaching is interrupted by "acts of God, fires, flood, war, public disaster…
Minutes after UCLA's 48-12 loss to Arizona, Bruins coach Rick Neuheisel stood no more than 3 yards away from his boss, UCLA athletic director …
The Arizona Wildcats snapped a horrific losing streak Thursday night by dipping into their past. For one game, at least, Paul Vassallo played …
During the 12 days between their Oct. 8 loss at Oregon State and Thursday's win over UCLA, the Arizona Wildcats overhauled their defense, discovered a new place-kicker and put their offense in their starting quarterback's hands. If it was a surprise, well … that was the whole point.