With one touchdown pass, Arizona Wildcats quarterback Noah Fifita silenced the crowd at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Utah to earn a 23-10 victory over the No. 10 Utah Utes on Saturday night.

The upset win made the Wildcats (3-1, 1-0 in Big 12) the first unranked team to beat the Utes in Salt Lake City in seven years. It also made them winners in their first official Big 12 game.

After Utah (4-1, 1-1) cut Arizona’s lead to 16-10 with 12:03 left in the game, the Wildcats took over at their own 13 after a holding penalty on the kickoff. It looked like the drive would sputter five plays later facing 3rd and 11 at the Wildcat 25, before a timeout.

Fifita came out of the timeout, stood in the pocket and drilled a 41-yard pass to wide receiver Devin Hyatt to keep the drive going.

Two plays later he was on top. He rolled right and hit a streaking Keyan Burnett in the back of the end zone for a 35-yard touchdown to put the Wildcats back up double digits.

Arizona’s defense – which held the Utes to three points for most of the game – took care of the rest.

Fifita threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns. His lone interception was costly and set up Utah’s only touchdown of the game.

The interception, by Utah’s Tao Johnson, came in the end zone as Fifita was running for a touchdown to put the game out of reach, with Arizona up 16-3.

Utah quarterback Isaac Wilson finally hit Caleb Lohner for a 20-yard touchdown pass with 12:03 remaining, cutting Arizona’s lead to 16–10.

Wilson was back in the lineup for seventh-year collegiate Cam Rising. ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported earlier on Saturday that Rising’s availability was a game-time decision. But during the broadcast, ESPN announcers said Utes coach Kyle Whittingham told his team Friday that Wilson would start.

He threw for 266 yards and one touchdown, along with two interceptions. But Utah’s offense put points on the field as they failed to get a fourth down on four different drives, including the first drive of the game, which set the tone for the entire game.

Arizona turned Utah back deep into its territory when Wildcats cornerback Treydan Stukes tackled Utah and running back Mike Mitchell just for a first down.

Pieces didn’t make it into the game. He left in the first half of the match due to an injury. He was in street clothes on Arizona’s final possession of the second quarter. It wasn’t clear what the injury was, but he suffered the injury against Kansas State two weeks ago.

Genesis Smith slid into Stukes’ role and had an interception in the second half that led to a Wildcats field goal.

Both teams were able to move the ball, but only Arizona was able to score a touchdown in the first three quarters, as Fifita hit wide receiver Jeremiah Patterson for a 3-yard touchdown with 3:17 left in the second quarter, which gave Arizona a lead. 10-3 lead.

Wildcats kicker Tyler Loop scored field goals of 47 yards, 53 yards and 33 yards to help push the lead to 16-3. Utah’s only points in the first 45 minutes came from kicker Cole Becker.