Why the Wildcats’ defense so much more effective against the Bruins? These numbers tell the tale.
Michael Lev Arizona allowed 28 points in its monumental upset of UCLA last week. In every other Pac-12 game besides Colorado, the Wildcats had surrendered between 45 and 49 points. Even Cal — which just fired its offensive coordinator and offensive line coach — scored 49. The Golden Bears have scored more than 24 points in only one other conference game.
People are also reading… SacksThe Wildcats had three of them. That’s a huge number for a team that had struggled to get to the quarterback.The Wildcats had three in their win over Colorado. They had two in each of their three non-conference games. Arizona hasn’t had more than 13 pressures in any other game. The Wildcats’ average in their other eight contests: 9.5.
Just as significant, Arizona’s seven TFLs produced 24 yards in losses – also a season best. But the Wildcats are still running a sizable deficit in this area. Expanded rotationThis wasn’t unique to the UCLA game. But it’s a recent development — and a significant one. One thing we noticed is that Arizona blitzed more defensive backs. The Wildcats had 11 DB pass rushes vs. the Bruins, per PFF, including seven by safety Christian Young. Young had 11 in the first nine games.
Arizona has been a better tackling team this season than you might have guessed. The Wildcats have had a missed-tackle rate of greater than 20% only two times this season – against Cal and Colorado .Third downsArizona limited UCLA to a 33.3% conversion rate on third downs. That was the second-lowest figure for a UA opponent this season behind only San Diego State .
Time of possessionArizona won time of possession for only the third time this season. The other two occasions were games that they controlled and won easily – San Diego State and Colorado.
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