The 蜜柚直播 Wildcats defeated Colorado 35-30 Saturday afternoon in Boulder. Here are some pertinent notes, quotes and statistics:
NOTES
* 蜜柚直播 has won its first two Pac-12 games for the first time since 2014, when the Wildcats won the South Division. The Wildcats have won four in a row overall for the first time since October 2017.
*听The two league victories have come by a total of eight points. 蜜柚直播 has 938 yards in those games, while its opponents have 941.
*听蜜柚直播 has outscored its opponents 29-3 in the fourth quarter over the past three games.
*听The Wildcats won despite gaining only 83 net rushing yards, their lowest total since Oct. 12, 2018, at Utah.
*听蜜柚直播 won without a takeaway for the first time since Sept. 22, 2018, at Oregon State.
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*听Eleven UA receivers caught at least one pass.
*听Khalil Tate鈥檚 404-yard passing performance was the 18th 400-plus-yard game by an 蜜柚直播 quarterback. The last to do it was Anu Solomon against Cal in 2014.
*听蜜柚直播 won for only the second time when Tate attempts 30 or more passes in a game. The Wildcats had been 1-8.
*听Tate move into third place on 蜜柚直播鈥檚 career lists in touchdown passes (52) and total offense (7,585 yards).
*听Receiver Cedric Peterson caught a 75-yard TD pass in the second quarter, the longest of his career. His previous long, 57 yards, came against the Buffaloes last season. Peterson finished 3-99-1.
*听Receiver Brian Casteel had a team-high seven catches for 74 yards and his first career touchdown.
*听Receiver Stanley Berryhill III hauled in his team-leading third TD pass of the season. The 7-yarder in the first quarter was his lone grab of the game.
*听Linebacker Tony Fields II had a team-high 11 tackles, his second straight game in double figures. Fields has 30 tackles in his past three games.
QUOTES
UA coach Kevin Sumlin on the keys to the win: 鈥淚t was across the board. We needed to make stops on defense. We gave up some yards but made some critical plays down the stretch. Offensively, we 鈥� were having problems running it in the first half. They were loading the box, putting some big dudes in there. The 5-, 6-, 7-yard runs that we鈥檙e used to getting were getting 2 or 3. We threw it a lot more in the second half, got the ball on the perimeter 鈥� which opened some things up for our running game.鈥�
Sumlin on calling a QB run for Tate on third-and-6 late in the fourth quarter: 鈥淲e needed to get a first down. They were out of timeouts at that point. He put his head down and got some lead blockers in front of him. It鈥檚 the safest play you got, right? Just snap it to the quarterback and run for the sticks.鈥�
Fields on another close game against Colorado: 鈥淚t鈥檚 always an intense game. You never know what they鈥檙e going to throw at you. It always goes down to the wire.鈥�
Fields on a rare win on the road: 鈥淗onestly, I want to thank you guys. We hear a lot from the media, a lot from Twitter, talking about (how) we don't know how to play on the road, we don't play as good on the road. We made that our point this week. We wanted to play great on the road. We want to win on the road.鈥�
RB Nathan Tilford on 蜜柚直播 overcoming injuries: 鈥淵ou see it with the running backs. They鈥檙e going down, and different people are coming up. Whoever鈥檚 in, they gotta do their job. It doesn鈥檛 matter who you are or what position it is.鈥�
Tate on throwing a TD pass after throwing an interception that led to a CU score: 鈥淚t鈥檚 all about how you bounce back. You can look at it, and you can be down on yourself. Or you can look at it and you can (try to) do better. I thought I could do better.鈥�
Colorado coach Mel Tucker on his team鈥檚 loss: 鈥淲e have a very disappointed locker room. We have to give 蜜柚直播 a lot of credit. They made more plays than we made. They executed more often than we did.鈥�
Colorado LB Nate Landman on Tate and the Wildcats: 鈥淗e鈥檚 a gifted athlete, a great quarterback. He took advantage of what we were in. They just made more plays than us at the end of the day. Credit to him and that offense and their coach, (they) were scheming it up.鈥�
STATS
* Colorado had 26 first downs; 蜜柚直播 had 22.
*听Colorado had 159 rushing yards; 蜜柚直播 had 83.
*听Colorado had 496 total yards; 蜜柚直播 had 487.
*听蜜柚直播 averaged 7.3 yards per play; Colorado averaged 6.1
*听蜜柚直播 had one penalty for 5 yards; Colorado had eight for 85.
*听蜜柚直播 possessed the ball for 24 minutes, 57 seconds; Colorado had it for 35:03.
*听蜜柚直播 converted 8 of 14 third downs; Colorado converted 6 of 16.
*听蜜柚直播 scored touchdowns on all three of its trips into the red zone; Colorado went 2 for 4.
*听蜜柚直播鈥檚 average starting field position was its 24-yard line; Colorado鈥檚 was its 30.
*听蜜柚直播鈥檚 Jamarye Joiner caught four passes for 68 yards.
*听蜜柚直播鈥檚 Tayvian Cunningham caught four passes for 56 yards.
*听Colorado鈥檚 Alex Fontenot rushed for 94 yards on 21 carries.
*听Colorado鈥檚 Steven Montez completed 28 of 42 passes for 299 yards and one touchdown.
*听Colorado鈥檚 Tony Brown caught 10 passes for 141 yards and rushed for a 15-yard touchdown.
*听蜜柚直播鈥檚 Tristan Cooper had nine tackles
*听蜜柚直播鈥檚 Colin Schooler had eight tackles, including one for a loss.