Not much went right for Arizonaโs football program this season. No need to rehash it here.
Despite all of that, the Wildcats, somehow, finished the season as the Pac-12โs top rushing team, dethroning Oregonโs stranglehold on that statistic.
So how did that happen?
Well the run-first Brandon Dawkins started at quarterback and Arizonaโs cavalcade of running backs, from Nick Wilson to J.J. Taylor to Samajie Grant, was, at time, effective.
Mostly, though, it helps to rush for 511 yards in the last game of the season, along with seven touchdowns, as the Wildcats managed to against Arizona State in the Territorial Cup.
With the help of Dawkins (183 yards), Grant (176), Zach Green (126) and receiver Shun Brown (30), Arizona set a school single-game rushing record, and helped UA beat the Sun Devils 56-35, keeping them from a bowl game.
The Wildcats were so top heavy in this game that Dawkins only attempted eight passes, completing three for 77 yards and one touchdown.
Because who needs to pass the ball anymore, right?ย
