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Arizona Wildcats |
Oregon State Beavers © |
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Played November 2, 1985 at Parker Stadium Corvallis, Oregon |
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Teams' Belt Records
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Team |
Belt Reigns |
Overall Record |
Home Record |
Away Record |
Neutral Record |
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PCT |
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PCT |
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PCT |
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| Arizona | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| Oregon State © | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | ||||
Previous Belt Meetings: None
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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Arizona |
7 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
27 |
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Oregon State |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
Coach Larry Smith brought his 5-2 Arizona Wildcats to Corvallis to meet the 3-4 Oregon State Beavers of first-year coach Dave Kragthorpe. Arizona scored 3 defensive touchdowns & held Oregon State to 0 yards rushing as the Wildcats claimed their first Belt championship with a 27-6 victory over the Beavers. Arizona scored in the 1st quarter when CB Martin Rudolph pick-up an Oregon State blocked punt & returned it 9 yards for a touchdown. In the 2nd quarter, Arizona's All-Pac 10 LB Byron Evans recovered an Oregon State fumble in the end zone for a touchdown giving the Wildcats a 14-0 lead. Arizona's PK Max Zendejas kicked a 22-yard field goal as the Wildcats took a 17-0 lead to intermission. The Beavers got on the board in the 3rd quarter when QB Rich Gonzales hit RB Carl Lane for a 3-yard touchdown pass but the missed extra-point attempt left Oregon State trailing 17-6. The 4th quarter saw Zendejas hit a 25-yard field goal & Arizona's S Francis “Boomer” Gibson returned an interception 40 yards for the final Wildcats’ touchdown. Arizona's QB Alfred Jenkins threw for just 90 yards with 2 interceptions while RB James DeBow rushed for 105 yards in the win. Gonzales threw for 87 yards with a touchdown & an interception in the loss. The Beavers finished the season 3-8 while the Wildcats finished 8-3-1. Oregon State would play for The Belt again in 2 weeks.
| Arizona Game Stats | Oregon State Game Stats |
