1936 Arizona

5–⁠2–⁠3 (3–⁠0–⁠1 Border Conference), coached by Tex Oliver.

Schedule and results

Arizona in 1936, game by game: won vs. BYU 32–6; lost at Utah 6–14; won at Arizona State 18–0; tied vs. Centenary (LA) 13–13; won vs. New Mexico State 28–7; tied at Kansas 0–0; won vs. New Mexico 28–0; lost at Michigan State 0–7; won vs. Wyoming 58–0; tied vs. Texas Tech 7–7+58−8Won 32–6 vs. BYU+26BYULost 6–14 at Utah-8UtahWon 18–0 at Arizona State+18Arizona StateTied 13–13 vs. Centenary (LA)0Centenary (LA)Won 28–7 vs. New Mexico State+21New Mexico StateTied 0–0 at Kansas0KansasWon 28–0 vs. New Mexico+28New MexicoLost 0–7 at Michigan State-7Michigan StateWon 58–0 vs. Wyoming+58WyomingTied 7–7 vs. Texas Tech0Texas Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Texas Tech 7–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; Border Conference champions.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1936.

Border Conference champions3–⁠0–⁠1 in the conference

Record
5–⁠2–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠0–⁠1 first in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
190–⁠54
Coach
Tex Oliver
Elo
1591 +40 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.9 No. 65 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1936 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona3–⁠0–⁠15–⁠2–⁠3
UTEP2–⁠1–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
New Mexico State3–⁠26–⁠4–⁠1
Northern Arizona2–⁠2–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Texas Tech0–⁠0–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Arizona State2–⁠44–⁠5
New Mexico1–⁠42–⁠7

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