Photos: Arizona Wildcats beat Colorado 42-34, Pac-12 football
The Wildcats and Buffaloes traded punches in a wide open second half with Arizona coming out on top 42-34 in Pac-12 action, Nov. 2, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona wide receiver Shawn Poindexter (19), left, and Arizona quarterback Khalil Tate (14) celebrate after hooking up on a bomb for a touchdown against Colorado in the fourth quarter of their Pac-12 game at Arizona Stadium, Friday, November 2, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona quarterback Khalil Tate (14) is impressed with teammate running back J.J. Taylor (21) after he juked and sped past Colorado linebacker Rick Gamboa (32) in the third quarter of their Pac-12 game at Arizona Stadium, Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Colorado defensive back Nick Fisher (7) picks up a pass interference penalty against Arizona wide receiver Shawn Poindexter (19) in the end zone in the third quarter of their Pac-12 game at Arizona Stadium, Friday, November 2, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona's Cedric Peterson, left, had a career-high 72 receiving yards, including this 57-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
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Arizona defensive end Jalen Harris (49), left, flies in to separate Colorado wide receiver Jaylon Jackson (10) from the ball, keeping him from a first down catch and holding the Buffaloes out of scoring range late in the fourth quarter of their Pac-12 game at Arizona Stadium, Friday, November 2, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona linebacker Colin Schooler (7) chases down Colorado quarterback Steven Montez (12) for a sack late in the fourth quarter of their Pac-12 game at Arizona Stadium, Friday, November 2, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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JB Brown, left, was part of an Arizona defensive line that dominated up front against Colorado on Friday.
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The Arizona defense stuffs Colorado running back Kyle Evans (21) at the line in the third quarter of their Pac-12 game at Arizona Stadium, Friday, November 2, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona quarterback Khalil Tate (14) gets off the big throw for a touchdown against Colorado in the third quarter of their Pac-12 game at Arizona Stadium, Friday, November 2, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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It looks like they're going for two as Arizona head coach Kevin Sumlin and everybody on the Wildcat sideline call for the two point conversion following a score against Colorado in the third quarter of their Pac-12 game at Arizona Stadium, Friday, November 2, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona cornerback Azizi Hearn (20) gets called for defensive holding on a pass play against Colorado in the third quarter of their Pac-12 game at Arizona Stadium, Friday, November 2, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona quarterback Khalil Tate (14) threads his way between Colorado defensive back Derrion Rakestraw (3), bottom, and linebacker Rick Gamboa (32) picking up a big first down in the fourth quarter of their Pac-12 game at Arizona Stadium, Friday, November 2, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona's defensive front harassed Colorado QB Steven Montez all night Friday.
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Arizona linebacker Colin Schooler (7) celebrates after sacking Colorado quarterback Steven Montez (12) in the fourth quarter of their Pac-12 game at Arizona Stadium, Friday, November 2, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona cornerback Azizi Hearn (20) smacks the ball out of the hands of Colorado wide receiver Kabion Ento (17) keeping him from picking up a reception on fourth down in the fourth quarter of their Pac-12 game at Arizona Stadium, Friday, November 2, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona running back J.J. Taylor (21) can't get to the ball before Colorado defensive back Derrion Rakestraw (3) can make the catch for an interception in the fourth quarter of their Pac-12 game at Arizona Stadium, Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona cornerback Azizi Hearn (20) and Colorado wide receiver Kabion Ento (17) get in a headgear tug of war after Ento's catch in the fourth quarter of their Pac-12 game at Arizona Stadium, Friday, November 2, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Colorado linebacker Drew Lewis (20), left, linebacker Rick Gamboa (32) and defensive back Dante Wigley (4) come at Arizona wide receiver Shun Brown (6) from all directions to stop his run in the fourth quarter of their Pac-12 game at Arizona Stadium, Friday, November 2, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona wide receiver Shawn Poindexter (19) falls into the end zone with a catch after beating fall Colorado defensive back Delrick Abrams Jr. (1) in the third quarter of their Pac-12 game at Arizona Stadium, Friday, November 2, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona wide receiver Devaughn Cooper (7) makes a one-handed catch despite being wrapped up by Colorado cornerback Mekhi Blackmon (25) to get the Wildcats inside the Buffalo five in the second quarter of their Pac-12 game at Arizona Stadium, Friday, November 2, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona safety Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (6) knocks the ball out of the hands of against Colorado wide receiver K.D. Nixon (3) stopping him on fourth and short inside the Wildcat 10 in the first quarter of their Pac-12 game at Arizona Stadium, Friday, November 2, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona running back J.J. Taylor (21) tries to jump out of the arms of Colorado defensive back Derrion Rakestraw (3) as he chugs inside the Buffalo 20 in the first quarter of their Pac-12 game at Arizona Stadium, Friday, November 2, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona linebacker Colin Schooler (7) slams into Colorado quarterback Steven Montez (12) for a sack in the second quarter of their Pac-12 game at Arizona Stadium, Friday, November 2, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona safety Christian Young (5) makes a shoestring tackle Colorado defensive back Ronnie Blackmon (2) on a kick-off return in the second quarter of their Pac-12 game at Arizona Stadium, Friday, November 2, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona running back J.J. Taylor (21) throws himself over the pile at the line for an extra yard against Colorado in the first quarter of their Pac-12 game at Arizona Stadium, Friday, November 2, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona quarterback Khalil Tate, leading the Wildcats on their walk to the field, gets hugged and kissed by a couple of ardent fans as the team prepares to go up against Colorado at Arizona Stadium, Friday, November 2, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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An early fan has most of the stands in the Zona Zoo student section to herself more than an hour before kick-off of the Arizona vs Colorado game at Arizona Stadium, Friday, November 2, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona punter Jake Glatting makes a one-handed grab while fielding passes in the early portion of the team's work out prior to playin Colorado at Arizona Stadium, Friday, November 2, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona quarterback Rhett Rodriguez limbers up his arm, one of the first Wildcats on the field getting ready to play Colorado at Arizona Stadium, Friday, November 2, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
The quarterback throws for a career-high 350 yards and five touchdowns as the Wildcats beat the Buffaloes 42-34.
Arizona won its second consecutive game after the Wildcats held off Colorado 42-34 Friday night.
Khalil Tate reinvents himself with a different kind of dominance as Cats top Colorado at Arizona Stadium.
Pertinent factoids, words and numbers from the Cats' win over the Buffaloes.
Key moments from UA's post-Colorado press conference.