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Fifita throws 4 touchdown passes in Arizona's 34-24 win over Washington State

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The Associated Press. (2026, September 27). Fifita throws 4 touchdown passes in Arizona's 34-24 win over Washington State. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/fifita-throws-4-touchdown-passes-in-arizona-s-34-24-win-over-washington-state/article_c4c8a785-73f9-507f-a7de-207840f5541b.html

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Noah Fifita threw four touchdown passes for 297 yards as Arizona defeated Washington State 34-24 in a game where the Wildcats overcame an early deficit. Tre Spivey contributed with seven receptions totaling 129 yards and two touchdowns, helping Arizona secure its victory after trailing at halftime.
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Noah Fifita threw for 297 yards and four touchdowns, leading the Arizona Wildcats to a 34-24 victory over the Washington State Cougars in Pullman, Washington on Saturday night. Despite trailing by two early touchdowns, Arizona rallied from a halftime deficit to win. Tre Spivey had seven catches for 129 yards and two scores for the Wildcats (3-1). Caden Pinnick threw for 241 yards and a touchdown, while also running an 11-yard TD on Washington State’s opening drive, but it was not enough to overcome Arizona's comeback. The loss snapped the Cougars' four-game winning streak at home (1-3). Wildcats coach Brent Brennan emphasized dominating the second half as a key factor in their victory.

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Washington State ORG · 8× Arizona GPE · 5× Fifita PERSON · 5× Wildcats ORG · 4× Pinnick PERSON · 3× Salgado-Medina PERSON · 3× Cougars ORG · 2× Spivey PERSON · 2× Stevens PERSON · 2× PULLMAN GPE · 1×

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Salgado-Medina made a 51-yard field goal for the final margin as the Wildcats danced along with coach Brennan on the sideline. “I feel like the past couple of games we kind of struggled coming out of the half, so the main focus this week was just dominating the third and fourth quarter and just playing good football,” Smith said.
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PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Noah Fifita threw for 297 yards and four touchdowns and Arizona overcame a halftime deficit for a 34-24 victory over Washington State on Saturday night. asserted
Arizona → throw → night
Tre Spivey had seven catches for 129 yards and two scores for the Wildcats (3-1) in the game between the two former Pac-12 foes. asserted
Spivey → have → foes
Washington State scored two early touchdowns to go up 14-0 and led 17-14 at the half. asserted
State → score → half
“We go down 14-0 in the first quarter and players just kept responding, kept finding ways to make plays, get a stop,” Wildcats coach Brent Brennan said. asserted
Brennan → go → stop
“Then coming out of halftime, one of the biggest things we talked about was multiple battles in this game that we were going to have to fight. asserted
we → come → that
The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Cougars (1-3) at home. asserted
loss → snap → home
Caden Pinnick threw for 241 yards and a touchdown. asserted
Pinnick → throw → yards
Pinnick also ran 11 yards for a touchdown on Washington State’s opening drive. asserted
Pinnick → run → drive
Safety Jackquintin Bal intercepted Fifita and ran 25 yards for a touchdown to put Washington State up 14-0. asserted
Bal → intercept → State
Before time ran out on the first quarter, Fifita hit Spivey with a 28-yard touchdown pass to narrow the gap. asserted
Fifita → run → gap
Spivey also caught a 4-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 14. asserted
Spivey → catch → 14
He had six receptions for 125 yards and both TDs in the first half alone. asserted
He → have → half
Washington State had a chance to go in front but Jack Stevens’ 39-yard field-goal attempt was blocked by Tre Smith. asserted
attempt → have → Smith
Jay’Vion Cole appeared to intercept Pinnick, but he did not have full control of the ball when he went out of bounds so it was ruled an incomplete pass. asserted
it → appear → bounds
Stevens capped the drive with a 33-yard field goal to put Washington State ahead 17-14 at halftime. asserted
Stevens → cap → halftime
Started fast with the TD and the interception,” said Washington State first-year coach Kirby Moore. asserted
Moore → start → TD
Arizona’s Michael Salgado-Medina’s 42-yard field goal went wide right to open the second half. asserted
goal → go → half
The Cougars blocked a 43-yard Salgado-Medina attempt to stay in front. asserted
Cougars → block → front
Fifita hit true freshman Caleb Smith with a 38-yard touchdown pass to put Wildcats on top 21-17. asserted
Fifita → hit → top
Salgado-Medina added a 27-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter. asserted
Medina → add → quarter
Arizona extended the lead on Fifita’s 11-yard TD pass to Isaiah Mizell. asserted
Arizona → extend → Mizell
Washington State narrowed it on Pinnick’s 46-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Ganashamoorthy with 7:15 left in the game. asserted
State → narrow → game
Salgado-Medina made a 51-yard field goal for the final margin as the Wildcats danced along with coach Brennan on the sideline. “I feel like the past couple of games we kind of struggled coming out of the half, so the main focus this week was just dominating the third and fourth quarter and just playing good football,” Smith said. asserted
Smith → make → football
Up next Arizona hosts the Cincinnati Bearcats next Saturday. asserted
Arizona → host → Bearcats
Washington State opens the Pac-12 season at home against Fresno State. asserted
State → open → State
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