It wasn’t a rout, but the Arizona Wildcats scratched and clawed their way to a 31-24 road victory over No. 2 Oregon on Thursday night.

Scooby Wright III forced a fumble of Mariota and recovered the ball with just over 2 minutes left in the game to play, to seal the game for the Wildcats.

True freshman running back Nick Wilson ran for two touchdowns and caught one on the night. He totaled 92 yards on the game.

Key plays:

First half

– Oregon safety Reggie Daniels had his first interception of the season when he picked off Wildcats quarterback Anu Solomon in the first quarter.

– One player after trucking an Arizona defensive back for a ten-yard carry, freshman running back Royce Freeman took the ball and completed a throw back pass to Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota for a touchdown.

– Arizona defensive tackle Dan Pettinatio had a huge sack and forced fumble on Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota. The fumble was Mariota’s first turnover on the season.

– With twenty seconds left in the first half, and the Wildcats driving, Terris Jones-Grigsby fumbled on the Ducks 10-yard line to end the drive. Linebacker Derrick Malone had the fumble recovery.

Second half

– Nick Wilson scores on a two-yard carry up the middle.

– Arizona quarterback Anu Solomon completed a 34-yard touchdown pass to a wide open Nick Wilson. On his way to the end zone, Wilson ran over senior defensive back Ifo Ekpre-Olomu

– Matt Wogan drilled a 21-yard field goal to bring the Ducks within a touchdown 24-17.

– Mariota finds Devon Allen wide open in the middle of the field for a 28-yard reception on 4th and 11. Mariota found Keanon Lowe for a touchdown two plays later to tie the game at 24.

– Scooby Wright III forced a fumble of Marcus Mariota with just over two minutes to play in the game to secure the game for the Wildcats.

Oregon Passing

Marcus Mariota – 20-of-32, 276 yards, two touchdowns

Royce Freeman – 1-of-1, 26 yards and one touchdown

Arizona Passing

Anu Soloman – 20-of-31, 287 yards one touchdown

Oregon Rushing

Royce Freeman – 19 carries, 85 yards

Thomas Tyner – 10 carries, 46 yards

Arizona Rushing

Terris Jones-Grigsby – 27 carries, 115 yards one touchdown

Nick Wilson – 13 carries, 92 yards

Oregon Receiving

Devon Allen – 5 catches, 78 yards

Byron Marshall – 6 catches, 64 yards

Arizona Receiving

Terris Jones-Grigsby – 4 catches, 95 yards

Oregon Total Offense- 446

Arizona Total Offense- 495

More to come.

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