Overview
- Noah Fifita completed 23 of 31 passes for 294 yards, and his fourth-quarter throw to Gio Richardson was his 68th career TD pass to break Arizona's school record.
- Michael Salgado-Medina hit a 50-yard field goal with 1:34 remaining to push the lead to six after earlier first-half misses.
- Arizona struck first when Jay'Vion Cole intercepted Brendan Sorsby on the opening play, setting up Ismail Mahdi's 27-yard touchdown run just 57 seconds into the game.
- Cincinnati ran for 140 yards in the first quarter, led by Tawee Walker's 104 on four carries, but managed only 50 rushing yards the rest of the way.
- Kedrick Reescano's 50-yard touchdown run flipped momentum after halftime, while Kris Hutson paced the Wildcats' receivers with eight catches for 123 yards as Arizona moved to 7-3 and Cincinnati fell to 7-3.