 Coming into the game , both teams had sound offenses and were led by their respective running backs , sophomore Ka 'Deem Carey for Arizona and senior Stefphon Jefferson for Nevada , who ranked number one and number two respectively in total rushing yards during the regular season . Arizona and Nevada ranked third and fourth respectively in total offense . Both teams ' defenses were ranked towards the bottom of college football . Consequently , the game was widely expected to be high @-@ scoring . 
