1941 Arizona State

5–⁠5–⁠1 (2–⁠4–⁠1 Border Conference), coached by Dixie Howell.

Schedule and results

Arizona State in 1941, game by game: won at Gonzaga 6–0; lost vs. Texas A&M–Kingsville 7–35; lost vs. West Texas 7–13; tied vs. New Mexico 0–0; won at New Mexico State 19–14; lost vs. Arizona 7–20; won at Northern Colorado 6–0; lost vs. UTEP 0–28; won vs. Northern Arizona 33–0; won at Fresno State 26–7; lost vs. Hardin Simmons 0–20+33−28Won 6–0 at Gonzaga+6GonzagaLost 7–35 vs. Texas A&M–Kingsville-28Texas A&M–Kings…Lost 7–13 vs. West Texas-6West TexasTied 0–0 vs. New Mexico0New MexicoWon 19–14 at New Mexico State+5New Mexico StateLost 7–20 vs. Arizona-13ArizonaWon 6–0 at Northern Colorado+6Northern Colora…Lost 0–28 vs. UTEP-28UTEPWon 33–0 vs. Northern Arizona+33Northern ArizonaWon 26–7 at Fresno State+19Fresno StateLost 0–20 vs. Hardin Simmons-20Hardin Simmons
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Hardin Simmons 20–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 84th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
5–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠4–⁠1 7th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
111–⁠137
Coach
Dixie Howell
Elo
1356 −105 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−22.4 No. 111 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1941 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona5–⁠07–⁠3
Texas Tech2–⁠09–⁠2
West Texas4–⁠18–⁠2
Hardin Simmons3–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
New Mexico3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
UTEP3–⁠44–⁠5–⁠1
Arizona State2–⁠4–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Northern Arizona1–⁠53–⁠5
New Mexico State0–⁠62–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.