Deceptive record

By Jordan Moore on December 1, 2009 3:33 PM | No Comments

Arizona enters the Coliseum this Saturday sporting a 7-4 record, though the won-loss total doesn't quite represent the team's potency, as all four losses have come via narrow, heartbreaking finishes.

The Wildcats lost by 10 at previously unbeaten Iowa, by three on a fluke play at Washington, by eight on another insane play at California and then by three in double overtime against Oregon. Even with the wild finishes, Arizona was once sitting at 6-2 overall and in second place in the Pac-10, so the Trojans are facing a tough task on Saturday.

"They've had a very difficult season, but they're a very, very good football team," Carroll said about the Wildcats during the team meeting this afternoon.

Arizona's defense ranks second in the conference by allowing 319.1 yards per game, and the Wildcats are the least-penalized team in the Pac-10 with only 44.5 penalty yards per contest. The Trojans, meanwhile, have a similarly strong defense but give up, on average, 66.5 penalty yards per game, 22 more per contest than Arizona.

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