Top UA Football Stories of Decade

• Dick Tomey's forced resignation in 2000 after the Cats finish 5-6

• John Mackovic's hiring and firing (2000 and 2003) that brought down the program

• Mike Stoops' hiring (at 41 the youngest head coach since Larry Smith)

• Arizona plays and wins in its first bowl game in 10 years: 2008 Las Vegas Bowl

• The Cats finish tied for second in Pac-10 and receive invitation to 2009 Holiday Bowl

• Incoming freshman McCollins Umeh, 18, dies during a 2004 preseason workout due to an enlarged heart

• Mike Thomas earns 2005 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year honors, becoming first UA player to win that award

• Antoine Cason wins the 2007 Jim Thorpe Award and is selected a consensus All-American

• Rob Gronkowski emerges as a third-team All-American and All-Pac-10 tight end pick as a sophomore in 2008

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