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1939 Arizona

6–⁠4 (1–⁠2 Border Conference), coached by Miles Casteel.

Schedule and results

Arizona in 1939, game by game: won vs. Pomona Pitzer 21–0; lost at Minnesota 0–62; won vs. New Mexico State 20–3; won vs. Loyola Marymount 25–7; lost at Marquette 6–13; won vs. Centenary (LA) 7–0; lost at UTEP 6–14; won vs. Pacific 12–7; lost at New Mexico 6–7; won vs. Montana 6–0+21−62Won 21–0 vs. Pomona Pitzer+21Pomona PitzerLost 0–62 at Minnesota-62MinnesotaWon 20–3 vs. New Mexico State+17New Mexico StateWon 25–7 vs. Loyola Marymount+18Loyola MarymountLost 6–13 at Marquette-7MarquetteWon 7–0 vs. Centenary (LA)+7Centenary (LA)Lost 6–14 at UTEP-8UTEPWon 12–7 vs. Pacific+5PacificLost 6–7 at New Mexico-1New MexicoWon 6–0 vs. Montana+6Montana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsPomona PitzerW 21–⁠087%
Sep 30atMinnesotaL 0–⁠6223%
Oct 14vsNew Mexico StateW 20–⁠348%
Oct 21vsLoyola MarymountW 25–⁠770%
Oct 28atMarquetteL 6–⁠1353%
Nov 4vsCentenary (LA)W 7–⁠072%
Nov 11atUTEPL 6–⁠1455%
Nov 18vsPacificW 12–⁠780%
Nov 25atNew MexicoL 6–⁠737%
Nov 30vsMontanaW 6–⁠077%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Montana 6–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
1–⁠2 5th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
109–⁠113
Coach
Miles Casteel
Elo
1469 +10 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.1 No. 98 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Tom Hargis

1939 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State4–⁠08–⁠2–⁠1
New Mexico4–⁠28–⁠2
Texas Tech2–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
UTEP3–⁠25–⁠4
Arizona1–⁠26–⁠4
New Mexico State1–⁠43–⁠6
Northern Arizona0–⁠41–⁠6–⁠1

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