Arizona defeats West Virginia 52-31 as Noah Fifita stars

The Arizona football team secured a 52-31 road victory against West Virginia, lifting its overall record to 5-1 in the program’s best start since 2014, according to allsportstucson.com. Quarterback Noah Fifita threw for 341 yards on 16-of-23 completions, pushing his career passing total to 10,939 yards.

Fifita and Mizell Fuel Second-Half Surge Against West Virginia

Arizona led 24-17 at halftime before pulling away in the second half of the high-scoring matchup in Morgantown, allsportstucson.com reported. Wide receiver Isaiah Mizell caught six passes for 193 yards and two touchdowns. Running backs Quincy Craig, Antwan Roberts, and Kendrick Reescano each added rushing touchdowns to secure the win.

“We stopped up,” Mizell said in West Virginia, according to allsportstucson.com.

The victory marks Arizona’s sixth consecutive high-scoring game under coach Brent Brennan, following a one-sided win over Cincinnati and a close loss to Brigham Young last month. The team has gone 10-2 over its last 12 games.

Brennan Calls for Local Attendance During Upcoming Bye Week

With the Wildcats holding a 5-1 record and entering a bye week, Brennan turned his focus toward home attendance for the next stretch of the season, allsportstucson.com reported. Speaking on his postgame radio show and in post-game interviews, the coach emphasized the need for community support at Casino del Sol Stadium.

“(It’s about) how do we pack Casino del Sol Stadium?” Brennan said on his postgame radio show, as reported by allsportstucson.com. “The city of Tucson, University of Arizona, everybody, students, faculty, everybody (has to go). We got a bunch of awesome kids (players) here that love the U of A and keep showing up for this university, this institution, and we need people to show up and show out. We need Casino del Sol (Stadium) to be rocking and (to) make it impossible for our next opponent.”

The team will use the bye week to get healthy before returning to home competition.