Arizona Wildcats vs SMU Mustangs, Trust & Will Holiday Bowl
Drive chart
Drives
End of Half
Touchdown- Punt
- Interception
- Interception
- Touchdown
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARIZ | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| SMU | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Who won: SMU 24-19
The SMU Mustangs beat the Arizona Wildcats 24-19 in Trust & Will Holiday Bowl on Friday, January 2, 2026 at Snapdragon Stadium. The SMU outscored the Arizona 14-0 in the 1st quarter. Kevin Jennings led the SMU in passing yards (21/32, 278 YDS, 3 INT). Noah Fifita led the Arizona in passing yards (28/43, 265 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT).
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Fifita | 28/43 | 265 | 6.2 | 3 | 1 | 67.4 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Fifita | 13 | 73 | 5.6 | 0 | 16 |
| Ismail Mahdi | 11 | 68 | 6.2 | 0 | 19 |
| Quincy Craig | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 0 | 7 |
| Javin Whatley | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kedrick Reescano | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Barmore | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 1 | 24 |
| Javin Whatley | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 1 | 28 |
| Sam Olson | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 13 |
| Giovanni Richardson | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Kris Hutson | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Ismail Mahdi | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 10 |
| Tre Spivey | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 1 | 12 |
| Chris Hunter III | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Luke Wysong | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Kedrick Reescano | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayden Garnes | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taye Brown | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin Hunter | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Malachi Bailey | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabari Mann | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Max Harris | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Coleman Patmon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Kennedy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Dansby | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley Wilson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mays Pese | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquis Groves-Killebrew | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dajon Hinton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leroy Palu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay'Vion Cole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Dansby | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javin Whatley | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Salgado-Medina | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Lovison | 3 | 127 | 42.3 | 1 | 2 | 50 |
