All week, Star columnist Greg Hansen is counting down the five best Territorial Cup games of all time. Up next: No. 3.
Date: Nov. 22, 1986
Location: Arizona Stadium, Tucson
Score: Arizona 34, ASU 17
What went down: No. 4 ASU, unbeaten at 9-0-1, had already clinched a Rose Bowl berth — but No. 14 Arizona, 7-2, broke to an early lead and clinched it when safety Chuck Cecil returned an intercepted pass 106 yards in the fourth quarter. It remains the most memorable play in UA football history.
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Chuck Cecil’s famed interception killed ASU’s fourth-quarter momentum. A touchdown would have made the score 21-17, in UA’s favor. Cecil also forced a fumble on the first series of the game that led to a Wildcats touchdown.