The score is misleading. It wasn’t that close.
Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times:
Forget, for a minute, those 45 points and 587 total yards and three interceptions against what may be the worst team from a major conference.
Consider, instead, these equally important numbers:
All 60 Trojans who traveled here, played here.
Three threw passes, eight caught passes, six ran the ball and 18 made tackles.
Greg Hansen, Arizona Daily Star:
Saturday’s game was the most accurate measure of what Arizona’s new coach will face. The Wildcats are woefully inadequate in all of the significant categories: speed, athleticism, skill, toughness, confidence.
The opinion here is that not a single Wildcat – not safety Lamon Means, not tight end Steve Fleming – could start for the Trojans. None. Zero for 22.
The ‘Cats hadn’t been shut out at home since a scoreless tie with Iowa State during NewMexiKen’s junior year.