Young accepted the head coaching position at Purdue afterwards, and Mason was chosen to be his successor.
Mason, who coached at Cincinnati, came to Arizona to rebuild the program and promised to return the team to its winning ways.
In Mason’s first game as Arizona coach, the Wildcats started slow and never recovered as the Tigers got the victory.
The Wildcats played a twelfth game of the season due to non-conference scheduling.
Both Arizona and Hawaii’s defense shut down the offense and led to a low-scoring game.