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Colorado State Rams |
Arizona Wildcats © |
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Played October 8, 1994 at Arizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona |
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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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L |
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PCT |
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L |
T |
PCT |
W |
L |
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PCT |
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PCT |
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| Arizona © | 4 | 11 | 10 | 0 | .524 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Previous Belt Meetings: None
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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Colorado State |
7 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
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Arizona |
6 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
16 |
The 23rd ranked, 5-0 Colorado State Rams of coach Sonny Lubick met the 7th ranked, 4-0 Arizona Wildcats. Colorado State's QB Anthoney Hill threw for 2 touchdowns & All-WAC DE Sean Moran recovered a fumble that he returned 77 yards for a touchdown as the Rams claimed The Belt with a 21-16 upset for their first Belt reign. The Rams took the lead in the 1st quarter when Hill found TE Justin Shull for a 10-yard touchdown pass to complete an 81-yard drive. Arizona’s All-American PK Steve McLaughlin converted field goals from 47 & 44 yards to keep the Wildcats close at 7-6. Hill & Shull connected again for a 37-yard touchdown pass in the 2nd quarter as the Rams took a 14-6 halftime lead. Arizona drove to the Colorado State 11-yard line when Rams’ LB Garrett Sand hit Wildcats’ QB Dan White the Wildcats' quarterback fumbled the ball. Moran recovered White’s fumble & rambled to the end zone for a 21-6 Colorado State lead. McLaughlin’s third field goal of the game came from 42 yards making the score Colorado State 21 Arizona 9 early in the 4th quarter. White hit WR Richard Dice for a 6-yard touchdown pass capping a 68-yard drive with 7:02 to play but the Wildcats still trailed 21-16. After forcing the Rams to punt, Arizona appeared to be driving for the go-ahead score but Colorado State's All-WAC S Greg Myers intercepted White’s pass with 2:26 to play. Arizona had a final chance with 0:48 but White’s four incomplete passes ended the game & started the Rams’ celebration. Hill finished with 251 passing with his 2 touchdowns & an interception. White threw for 199 yards with a touchdown as well as an interception, All-Pac 10 RB Ontiwaun Carter ran for 224 yards & the Wildcats held the ball for 37:33 of the game but it was the points the mattered. The Wildcats finished the season 8-4; ranked 20th nationally while the Rams finished 10-2, WAC Champions & ranked 16th nationally. Arizona would play for The Belt again in 1995.
