1937 Arizona

8–⁠2 (3–⁠1 Border Conference), coached by Tex Oliver.

Schedule and results

Arizona in 1937, game by game: won vs. Arizona State 20–6; won vs. Oklahoma State 22–13; lost at Texas Tech 0–20; lost vs. Centenary (LA) 13–18; won vs. New Mexico State 27–12; won at Loyola Marymount 13–6; won at New Mexico 23–0; won vs. Kansas 9–7; won vs. Colorado State 47–0; won vs. Oregon 20–6+47−20Won 20–6 vs. Arizona State+14Arizona StateWon 22–13 vs. Oklahoma State+9Oklahoma StateLost 0–20 at Texas Tech-20Texas TechLost 13–18 vs. Centenary (LA)-5Centenary (LA)Won 27–12 vs. New Mexico State+15New Mexico StateWon 13–6 at Loyola Marymount+7Loyola MarymountWon 23–0 at New Mexico+23New MexicoWon 9–7 vs. Kansas+2KansasWon 47–0 vs. Colorado State+47Colorado StateWon 20–6 vs. Oregon+14Oregon
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oregon 20–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 15th-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 1937.

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠1 3rd in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
194–⁠88
Coach
Tex Oliver
Elo
1600 +40 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
0.4 No. 67 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1937 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas Tech3–⁠08–⁠4
New Mexico State4–⁠17–⁠2
Arizona3–⁠18–⁠2
UTEP2–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠2
New Mexico2–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Northern Arizona1–⁠45–⁠5
Arizona State0–⁠50–⁠8–⁠1

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