 Arizona came off of a 7 @-@ 5 ( 4 @-@ 5 in conference ) season in coach Rich Rodriguez 's debut with the team . Arizona started their season by beating Toledo , Oklahoma State , and South Carolina State prior to getting blown out 49 @-@ 0 by Oregon . Later in the season , Arizona beat USC who was ranked # 9 . Star running back Ka 'Deem Carey had his best game of the year against Colorado totaling 366 yards to give the Wildcats their sixth win of the season . Their regular season concluded with a loss to rival Arizona State 41 @-@ 34 . 
