Three Helmet Sticker Performances From No. 25 Arizona's Win Over ASU

At the beginning of the season, No. 25 Arizona (9-3, 6-3 Big 12) was looked at as one of the bottom teams in the Big 12 after going 4-8 the previous season in Year 1 of the Brent Brennan era. However, this offseason, Brennan mixed up the coaching staff and added new faces on the roster in hopes of turning things around.

Well, those changes worked and the Wildcats were 8-3 heading into the 99th Territorial Cup, which was the same case for No. 20 Arizona State despite injuries suffered throughout the season.

Saturday marked only the fifth time in Territorial Cup history that both teams came into the game ranked in the Top 25 and the first time since the 2014 season when then-No. 11 Arizona beat then-No. 13 ASU 42-35 to capture the Pac 12 South Title.

This game was all about the defense as two of the better defensive units in the Big 12 went head-to-head. But, it was the Wildcats that came up with just enough offense to secure the 23-7 win over the Sun Devils.

Nov 28, 2025; Tempe, Arizona, USA; Arizona Wildcats head coach Brent Brennan is doused with Powerade after defeating the Arizona State Sun Devils during the 99th Territorial Cup at Mountain America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

Overall, Arizona now leads the all-time series 52-46-1 over Arizona State with the 100th meeting coming next season.

Much like the 2023 season when Noah Fifita took over the starting quarterback job, Arizona has ended the regular season on a winning streak and has now clipped off five-straight wins putting the team one-win away from a 10-win season.

If the Wildcats are able to win their bowl game, it would be the first time in program history that Arizona has had two 10-plus win seasons in a three-year period. Overall, UA has only achieved that mark for times in its history.

Dec 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Arizona Wildcats wide receiver Jacob Cowing (2) holds the most valuable offensive player trophy after the Alamo Bowl against the Oklahoma Sooners at Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

The Wildcats will now await to see where they will be going bowling with the Sun, Holiday and Vegas bowl all being realistic possibilities for Arizona.

With the game in the books, we at Arizona Wildcats On SI put together our three helmet sticker performances of the game.

Three Helmet Stickers

Kris Hutson

Dating back to the BYU game, Arizona wide receiver Kris Hutson began to establish himself as the No. 1 receiver for the Wildcats and the go-to target for Fifita.

Hutson totaled 106 yards and a touchdown against BYU and most recently had 100+ yards in back-to-back games against Cincinnati and Baylor.

In that span, Hutson has either totaled 100 yards or caught a touchdown in four of six games heading into this week.

Nov 15, 2025; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Arizona Wildcats wide receiver Kris Hutson (4) reacts after making a catch against the Cincinnati Bearcats in the second half at Nippert Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-Imagn Images | Aaron Doster-Imagn Images

Hutson closed the regular season with another strong performance in the Wildcats win over the Sun Devils with 95 yards on seven receptions to lead Arizona.

Noah Fifita

Leading the scoring drives was none other than quarterback Noah Fifita, who put together a solid road performance with his 286 yards passing while going 28 of 45 on his attempts and tossing a touchdown.

This season, Fifita has been a monster on the road and in his last four road games he has racked up 1,062 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 70% of his passes. In those games, Arizona is 3-1 with the only loss coming against Houston.

Dalton Johnson

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It was hard to find just one person on defense for Arizona given that the unit as a whole played an amazing game by holding ASU to 214 yards of total offense and forcing them into five turnovers.

However, there was one player that made an impact that we just can’t overlook and that performance was from safety Dalton Johnson, who found his way to the football in important moments.

Nov 28, 2025; Tempe, Arizona, USA; Arizona Wildcats defensive back Dalton Johnson (43) celebrates with the Territorial Cup trophy after defeating the Arizona State Sun Devils in the 99th Territorial Cup at Mountain America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

Overall, Johnson finished with just three tackles but forced a fumble when ASU was inside the Wildcats’ red zone and then came up with an interception to end the game.

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