[16] After losing on the road at Texas Tech, the Wildcats returned home and faced BYU in a big test in the WAC.
The Cougars would outplay the Wildcats to give Arizona their second straight loss and take control of the WAC.
[17] The loss ultimately prevented Arizona from winning the WAC, as BYU went on to clinch both the conference title and Fiesta Bowl berth.
Both teams held each other scoreless through the first three quarters before Arizona broke through in the fourth for a 10–0 shutout victory, and finally ended their decade-long streak of misery to ASU.
[18][19][20] To date, this remains the most recent shutout in the rivalry series and the only home win over the Sun Devils in the 1970s for the Wildcats.