Arizona scores a stunning victory

Willie Tuitama passed for a team-record 510 yards, and his 27-yard touchdown pass to Mike Thomas with 2 minutes 2 seconds left Saturday rallied Arizona to a stunning 48-41 victory over Washington at Seattle.

Tuitama directed the Wildcats 80 yards in 11 plays, capping the decisive drive with a pass to Thomas in the back of the end zone. Arizona scored 22 points in the fourth quarter to ruin an outstanding performance by Washington quarterback Jake Locker.

The Huskies led, 41-26, with 12:32 left.

Tuitama completed 38 of 51 passes and threw for five touchdowns. He bested the previous record of 492 yards by Jason Johnson against California in 2002. Arizona, 3-6 overall, 2-4 in the Pacific 10 Conference, broke a three-game losing streak and, for the moment, took heat off Coach Mike Stoops. Thomas had 10 catches for 165 yards and three touchdowns.

“This kid’s been through a lot,” Stoops said of Tuitama. “We’ve hung in there, and Willie’s worked hard. He has a lot of talent and keeps getting better. It’s not always at the pace you’d like, but that’s how it goes.”

Washington’s losing streak was extended to six games in shocking fashion. The Huskies (2-6, 0-5) must win their final five games for any hope of playing in a bowl.

Locker had career highs in rushing (157) and passing (336), becoming the 19th player in Football Bowl Subdivision history (formerly Division I-A) to throw for more than 300 yards and rush for more than 100 in a game.

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Oregon State 23, Stanford 6 -- Sean Canfield threw for 142 yards and Alexis Serna kicked three field goals to help lift the Beavers to victory at Corvallis, Ore.

Matthew Sieverson ran for 68 yards after replacing injured tailback Yvenson Bernard for the Beavers (5-3, 3-2). Bernard ran for 62 yards before leaving at halftime because of a shoulder injury.

Freshman Tavita Pritchard completed 16 of 32 passes for 168 yards for the Cardinal (3-5, 2-4).

But with Anthony Kimble nursing a sore shoulder and Jason Evans out for the season because of a knee injury, Stanford got nowhere on the ground, finishing with minus-eight yards rushing.

“In the end we couldn’t run the ball, and we couldn’t protect the passer,” Stanford Coach Jim Harbaugh said.

The Cardinal had won two straight Pac-10 games -- one over Arizona and its upset of USC on Oct. 6. Oregon State has won three in a row and is one win from bowl eligibility but travels next to USC, where it last won in 1960.