1933 Arizona

5–⁠3 (3–⁠2 Border Conference), coached by Tex Oliver.

Schedule and results

Arizona in 1933, game by game: won vs. Occidental 18–0; lost at Loyola Marymount 13–14; lost vs. Texas Tech 0–7; won at New Mexico State 6–0; won vs. Northern Arizona 24–0; lost at New Mexico 0–7; won at Arizona State 26–7; won vs. Whittier 26–0+26−7Won 18–0 vs. Occidental+18OccidentalLost 13–14 at Loyola Marymount-1Loyola MarymountLost 0–7 vs. Texas Tech-7Texas TechWon 6–0 at New Mexico State+6New Mexico StateWon 24–0 vs. Northern Arizona+24Northern ArizonaLost 0–7 at New Mexico-7New MexicoWon 26–7 at Arizona State+19Arizona StateWon 26–0 vs. Whittier+26Whittier
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Whittier 26–⁠0; 3rd in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠2 3rd in Border Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
113–⁠35
Coach
Tex Oliver
Elo
1435 +44 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.8 No. 73 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Clarence Sample

1933 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas Tech1–⁠08–⁠1
Northern Arizona4–⁠15–⁠1
Arizona3–⁠25–⁠3
New Mexico2–⁠23–⁠4–⁠1
Arizona State2–⁠33–⁠5
New Mexico State0–⁠42–⁠6

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