The 49-24 loss for the Arizona Wildcats wasn’t as bad as the scoreboard makes it look. Penalties were really what hurt the Wildcats against the Colorado Buffaloes and stalled their otherwise solid drives.
Let’s take a look at some of the stats from the game.
Number of penalties and yards penalized for the ‘Cats. Both were season highs and rather surprising. Coming into Saturday’s game, Arizona was only penalized an average of 5.8 times per game. This sloppy play can not be a common theme for the rest of the season if Arizona hopes to win in Corvallis and against rival Arizona State.