Arizona wins first bowl game in 10 years against #16 BYU. Arizona QB Willie Tuitama threw for 325 yards and 2 TD's against a weak BYU secondary. Arizona started the scoring, with a 1 yard run by Nicholas Grigsby. Both teams had 3 turnovers, and Arizona trailed in total yards and time of possession. Arizona grabbed its first bowl win since the 1998 Holiday Bowl vs. Nebraska.
BYU QB Max Hall threw for 1 TD with 328 yards, but couldn't get his team the victory. BYU has played in the Las Vegas Bowl the last 4 years, going 2-2. They Cougars have also last 5 of their last 7 bowl games.
"Ten and three is a solid season, but the standards here are much higher," BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall said. "Our standards here are to win the conference championship and be on the national stage."
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