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Tuitama guides Arizona

Willie Tuitama threw for 322 yards and 2 touchdowns as Arizona (8-5) won its first bowl game in 10 years, 31-21 over No. 17 BYU (10-3) on Saturday night in the Las Vegas Bowl. The Wildcats stifled BYU quarterback Max Hall throughout the game, forcing him to scramble often, lose a fumble and throw an interception.

New Mexico Bowl: Gartrell Johnson rushed for a career-high 285 yards and scored 2 touchdowns as Colorado State (7-6) rallied for a 40-35 victory over Fresno State (7-6) in the New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque. Johnson sealed Colorado State's first bowl victory since 2001 on a 77-yard touchdown with 1:46 remaining. Johnson added 90 yards receiving for 375 total yards.

EagleBank Bowl: At Washington, Riley Skinner went 11-for-11 and threw the go-ahead touchdown pass to Ben Wooster with 7:52 left, leading Wake Forest (8-5) to a 29-19 comeback victory over Navy (8-5) in the inaugural EagleBank Bowl to open the bowl season.

St. Petersburg Bowl: Matt Grothe moved ahead of West Virginia's Pat White as the Big East's career total offense leader, throwing for 236 yards and 3 touchdowns as South Florida defeated Memphis 41-14 in the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl. USF (8-5) scored on four of its first five possessions to build a 24-14 halftime lead against the Tigers (6-7).