RUSH BOWLS ASU PLUS

He snapped a UA five-game losing streak to open the year and later put an end to UA's 10-game league losing streak. Arizona: John Mackovic (Wake Forest '65), first year at UA (4-6) and 14th season as a collegiate head coach (89-70-3. Arizona has won five of the last eight meetings and three of the last four games in Tempe. The Cats are 15-13-1 in Tempe and 10-10-1 in games played at Sun Devil Stadium. UA's last victory in Tempe came in 1997 (28-16). ASU has a two-game winning streak including last year's 30-17 victory in Tucson.

Arizona leads the storied series 32-31-1.

Arizona, which might set a school record by allowing 35 points per game, faces a national Top 25 scoring unit. It's a fete of catcalls, with prolific use of the Heavy S word and '1-2-3, Beat Tempe' and 'Fall Down, Arizona' among themes resounding from opposite sides of the fray. The league's newest coaches meet each other for the first time. Both teams need the week off after eight consecutive games without an open date. It's the nation's oldest trophy game, with the 1899 Territorial Cup on the line. The Cats fight for a good off-season feeling while ASU can retain hopes of bowl eligibility with a victory. Arizona's season comes down to one game against its favorite rival, while ASU still has a make-up date with UCLA on the horizon.

RUSH BOWLS ASU PLUS

The game will be shown on national cable by Fox Sports Net with Steve Physioc, Tom Ramsey and Lewis Johnson describing the action, plus heard nationally on Westwood One Radio. The Arizona Wildcats (4-6, 1-6 in the Pacific-10 Conference), play their season finale on the road in Tempe, meeting Arizona State (4-5, 1-5) at 1 p.m.

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