UTSA Roadrunners vs Arizona Wildcats Match Player Stats On Sep 03, 2015

The Sports Xchange
Sep 4, 2015

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Arizona scored twice on defense to overcome a sluggish performance and an injury to its best player as the 22nd-ranked Wildcats defeated Texas San Antonio 42-32 Thursday night.

Arizona junior linebacker Scooby Wright, the winner of the Bednarik and Nagurski awards last season as the nation's top defensive player, left the game in the first quarter. Trainers wrapped ice around his left knee, and he returned to the sideline in the second half in street clothes, walking with the help of one crutch.

There was no announcement during the game regarding the severity of the injury.

Arizona safety Jamar Allah returned a fumble 22 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter for a 35-20 lead. Wildcats safety Anthony Lopez scored 35 seconds into the game on a 23-yard interception return.

UTSA outgained Arizona 525-392 but had the two big turnovers, missed a 33-yard field-goal attempt, had a 44-yard attempt blocked, missed an extra-point kick and failed to convert a two-point try.

Arizona quarterback Anu Solomon threw four touchdown passes, the last coming early in the fourth quarter on a 4-yard throw to receiver Cayleb Jones for a 42-26 lead.

Roadrunners freshman quarterback Blake Bogenschutz completed 25 of 43 passes for a school-record 332 yards at the fifth-year program.

After UTSA got within 42-32 on a 16-yard run by running back Jalen Rhodes with 7:13 left in the game, Arizona put together a 12-play drive that failed to net any points but killed nearly six minutes off the clock and left UTSA at its 6.

Wildcats running back Nick Wilson carried 22 times for 97 yards.

Arizona jumped on top when Lopez jumped in front of Bogenschutz's sideline pass intended for wide receiver Kenny Bias, returning the interception for a touchdown. Lopez was in the lineup because starter Tellas Jones was suspended for the game.

The Wildcats went up 14-0 after an 11-play drive, capped by a 6-yard pass from Solomon to receiver David Richards with 2:07 left in the first quarter.

UTSA, though, was moving the ball well, eventually finishing with 328 yards in the first half. After the Roadrunners got on the board with a 19-yard field goal, they converted a fumble by Wilson into a 30-yard touchdown drive. A 2-yard pass from Bogenschutz to tight end David Morgan II made it 14-10 with 10:09 to go before half.

After the teams traded scores, Bogenschutz scored on a 2-yard keeper with 39 seconds left in the half to trim the lead to 21-20 at the break.

NOTES: Arizona suspended three players for the game -- starting slot WR Samajie Grant, starting S Tellas Jones and backup DT Anthony Fotu -- for a violation of team rules, according to a team spokesman. ... Arizona starting LT Freddie Tagaloa, a transfer from Cal expected to make his debut, did not play because of an undisclosed injury. ... This matchup ended a three-game series between the schools, with two of the games played in Tucson. ... UTSA, in its fifth year of play, had to replace 37 seniors from last season's team that went 4-8. The Roadrunners returned a national-low six starters.