1939 Arizona State
8–2–1 (4–0 Border Conference), coached by Dixie Howell. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Cal Poly 35–0Oct 7
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | at San Diego State | W 20–0 | 67% |
| Sep 30 | vsWest Texas | W 19–0 | 73% |
| Oct 7 | vs Cal Poly | W 35–0 | 87% |
| Oct 14 | vsWhittier | W 28–0 | 82% |
| Oct 20 | at New Mexico State | W 7–0 | 29% |
| Oct 28 | vs UTEP | W 27–7 | 57% |
| Nov 4 | atHardin Simmons | L 7–19 | 56% |
| Nov 11 | vs Northern Arizona | W 41–6 | 89% |
| Nov 18 | vs New Mexico | W 28–6 | 40% |
| Nov 25 | atSan Diego Marines | L 0–18 | 74% |
| Jan 1Bowls & playoff | vsCatholicSun Bowl | T 0–0 | 60% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Catholic 0–0 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Border Conference champions.
In program history: The 78th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).
Border Conference champions4–0 in the conference
- Record
- 8–2–1
- Conference
- 4–0 first in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 212–56
- Coach
- Dixie Howell
- Elo
- 1409 +76 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −3.9 No. 80 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Wiley Aker and Noble Riggs
1939 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Arizona State | 4–0 | 8–2–1 | |
| New Mexico | 4–2 | 8–2 | |
 Texas Tech | 2–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| UTEP | 3–2 | 5–4 | |
 Arizona | 1–2 | 6–4 | |
| New Mexico State | 1–4 | 3–6 | |
| Northern Arizona | 0–4 | 1–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.