No matter what happens, Arizona is assured of its first losing campaign since 2011, the season before Rodriguez arrived. The Wildcats are in the midst of their first six-game losing streak since 2004, Mike Stoops’ first season as coach. They endured five-game skids in 2010 and ’11, the second of which got Stoops fired.

There has been no indication that Rodriguez’s job is in jeopardy. He has spoken several times this season of Arizona’s promising future, starting with a robust 2017 recruiting class. The present hasn’t been pleasant.

“We’ll climb out of this,” Rodriguez said. “It’s just right now it’s not fun. It’s not fun for our fans. We’re embarrassed for our fans, our program. We’re better than this. … It starts with me to get it fixed.”

Rodriguez has his work cut out, because the Wildcats aren’t doing anything well right now. They struggled in all three phases Saturday against a quality opponent that was ready to capitalize on their mistakes.

Washington State (7-2) won its seventh in a row, its longest winning streak since 2002. The Cougars are 6-0 in conference play; the Wildcats are 0-6.