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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-10-10 · by John Raby The Associated Press
Noah Fifita threw for two touchdowns as Arizona defeated West Virginia 52-31 on Saturday, despite the absence of its top three receivers due to injury. Fifita completed 16 of 23 passes for a season-high 341 yards and Isaiah Mizell caught six passes for 183 yards and two scores. Cam Cook ran for 141 yards but West Virginia’s struggles continued with their third consecutive loss, allowing over 40 points again.
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Story summary
On Saturday, Arizona Wildcats dominated West Virginia Mountaineers with a final score of 52-31, despite missing their top three wide receivers due to injuries sustained in their previous game against Cincinnati. Noah Fifita led the Arizona offense by throwing two touchdown passes and completing 16 out of 23 attempts for a season-high 341 yards. Isaiah Mizell, a sophomore receiver, set career highs with six catches for 183 yards, including a crucial 14-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter. The Wildcats' defense capitalized on West Virginia's struggling secondary, which committed several interference penalties and struggled against one-on-one coverage. Cam Cook led the Mountaineers with 141 rushing yards but could not overcome multiple defensive miscues, including a fumble returned for a 32-yard touchdown by Lee Molette III that put Arizona ahead early in the game. This victory marks Arizona's fourth consecutive win, improving their record to 5-1, while West Virginia drops to 3-3 after losing three straight games.
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Noah Fifita threw two of his three touchdown passes to Isaiah Mizell, Lee Molette III returned a fumble for a score and Arizona beat West Virginia 52-31 on Saturday.
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Arizona → throw → Saturday
Antwan Roberts, Quincy Craig and Kendrick Reescano each had scoring runs for the Wildcats (5-1, 2-1), who won their fourth straight despite missing their top three wide receivers, all who were injured a week ago in a win over Cincinnati.
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who → have → Cincinnati
It didn’t matter.
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It → matter → ?
Fifita and Mizell took advantage of a West Virginia secondary that has struggled all season, committed several interference penalties on Saturday and got burned in one-on-one coverage.
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that → take → coverage
Fifita completed 16 of 23 passes for a season-high 341 yards.
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Fifita → complete → yards
Mizell, a sophomore, set career highs with six catches for 183 yards.
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Mizell → set → yards
He had entered the game with 176 yards all season.
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He → enter → yards
West Virginia (3-3, 0-3) has lost three straight.
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Virginia → lose → three
The Mountaineers wasted another solid effort from Cam Cook, who rushed for 141 yards, including TD runs of 1 and 30 yards.
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who → waste → yards
Cook couldn’t handle an option pitch that went behind him and Molette scooped up the fumble and went 32 yards to put Arizona ahead 14-3.
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Molette → handle → Arizona
Mizell had a 14-yard TD catch in the first quarter.
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Mizell → have → quarter
His 48-yard reception in the third quarter set up Reescano’s 8-yard scoring run.
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reception → set → run
And Mizell capped his big day by taking a short throw from Fifita over the middle and going 72 yards to boost Arizona’s lead to 38-24 at the end of the third quarter.
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Mizell → cap → quarter
West Virginia couldn’t reach the end zone on several first-half scoring chances.
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Virginia → reach → chances
The Mountaineers settled for a short field goal on its first drive.
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Mountaineers → settle → drive
Cook’s second-quarter fumble at the Arizona 2 was recovered by Arizona’s Taye Brown.
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fumble → recover → Brown
The Mountaineers also turned the ball over on downs at the Arizona 3 in the second quarter.
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Mountaineers → turn → quarter
But Fifata then was hit as he threw and was intercepted by West Virginia’s David Afogho.
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he → hit → Afogho
West Virginia quarterback Mike Hawkins Jr. scored from 3 yards out on the next play.
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Jr. → score → play
The takeaway
Arizona: The Wildcats were outgained 522-482 but made fewer mistakes and took advantage of their opportunities.
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Wildcats → outgaine → opportunities
Arizona was missing wide receivers Tre Spivey, Giovanni Richardson and Chris Hunter III due to injury.
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Arizona → miss → injury
The Mountaineers have allowed 40 points or more in three straight games.
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Mountaineers → allow → games
The defense entered the game next-to-last among Power 4 schools in passing yards allowed and showed no signs of improvement.
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defense → enter → improvement
Up next
West Virginia hosts Cincinnati next Saturday.
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Virginia → host → Cincinnati
Arizona has a bye week before hosting Iowa State on Oct. 24.
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Arizona → have → Oct.
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