Michael Salgado-Medina kicked a 37-yard field goal with 0:38 remaining to give No. 22 Arizona a 29-28 win over TCU on Friday night in Tucson. The Wildcats improved to 7-2 while the Horned Frogs dropped to 4-5.
Arizona trailed 28-20 early in the fourth quarter. TCU’s Jaden Craig had just scored on a 2-yard run to extend the lead with 6:35 remaining. But Arizona answered: Noah Fifita threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Quincy Craig with 1:43 left, cutting it to 28-26 after a failed two-point conversion. Salgado-Medina kicked the game-winner from 37 yards with 38 seconds on the clock.
Key Moments And How Arizona Won
The teams traded big scoring plays throughout the fourth quarter of the Arizona Wildcats 29 TCU 28 finish. TCU linebacker Hudson Hooper returned an interception off Fifita 93 yards for a touchdown late in the second quarter, giving the Horned Frogs their first lead at 14-10. Craig added touchdown runs of seven and two yards and a six-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Dwyer as TCU built its 28-20 cushion.
Arizona answered behind its passing game. Fifita opened the scoring with a 20-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Mizell in the first quarter and added a 9-yard rushing touchdown in the third. Salgado-Medina’s three field goals, from 43, 23 and 37 yards, provided the margin the Wildcats needed. Arizona held the ball for 31:58 compared to TCU’s 28:02 and finished with 441 total yards to TCU’s 281.
Top Performers
Fifita finished 24-for-37 passing for 313 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Giovanni Richardson caught 11 passes for 171 yards, and Kedrick Reescano led Arizona on the ground with 52 yards on 10 carries. Linebacker Taye Brown paced the Wildcats defense with 10 tackles.
For TCU, Craig threw for 232 yards and a touchdown while adding two rushing scores. Kari Ashley caught 14 passes for 95 yards, and Amante Martin led the rushing attack with 35 yards on eight carries. Hooper’s interception return for a touchdown came alongside a team-high 12 tackles for the Horned Frogs.
What It Means
Arizona improved to 7-2 and stayed in contention in the Big 12. TCU fell to 4-5 after failing to close out a two-score lead in the final quarter.
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