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Published Nov 4, 2023
5 things to watch: No. 19 UCLA at Arizona
Tracy McDannald  •  BruinBlitz
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Who: No. 19 UCLA at Arizona

When: 7:30 p.m.

Where: Arizona Stadium | Tucson, Ariz.

TV: FS1

Last meeting: 34-28 Arizona (Nov. 12, 2022)

All-time series: UCLA leads 27-18-2

It was around this time last season a ranked UCLA team was heading into a big game against Arizona, only for the Wildcats to pull off a stunning upset and derail the Bruins’ Pac-12 championship game hopes with three weeks left in the regular season.

Then again, it was sort of a fitting result in a series of unexpected events between the programs.

The site of Saturday night’s contest, in particular, has hosted some of the stranger occurrences in recent years. The Bruins are just 11-13 all-time in Tucson.

The 2011 edition came just nine days after Arizona fired then-head coach Mike Stoops, only for interim coach Tim Kish to lead the Wildcats to a 48-12 romp that infamously is remembered for both a streaker dressed as a referee and a brawl between both teams that broke out almost simultaneously just before halftime.

Two years later, former UCLA linebacker Myles Jack essentially beat Arizona by himself after making eight tackles with a fumble recovery in addition to running for 120 yards and a touchdown in a memorable two-way performance and a 31-26 victory.

Now, the programs will meet for the final time as Pac-12 foes, as UCLA heads to the Big Ten and Arizona joins the Big 12 next season.

Here’s watch to watch for when the Bruins (6-2, 3-2 Pac-12), ranked 19th in the initial College Football Playoff rankings, meet the Wildcats (5-3, 3-2 Pac-12):

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