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1940 Arizona

7–⁠2 (3–⁠1 Border Conference), coached by Miles Casteel.

Schedule and results

Arizona in 1940, game by game: won vs. Northern Arizona 41–0; won vs. New Mexico State 41–0; lost at Utah 0–24; won vs. Centenary (LA) 29–6; won vs. Oklahoma State 24–0; won at UTEP 20–13; won at Loyola Marymount 20–13; lost vs. New Mexico 12–13; won vs. Marquette 17–14+41−24Won 41–0 vs. Northern Arizona+41Northern ArizonaWon 41–0 vs. New Mexico State+41New Mexico StateLost 0–24 at Utah-24UtahWon 29–6 vs. Centenary (LA)+23Centenary (LA)Won 24–0 vs. Oklahoma State+24Oklahoma StateWon 20–13 at UTEP+7UTEPWon 20–13 at Loyola Marymount+7Loyola MarymountLost 12–13 vs. New Mexico-1New MexicoWon 17–14 vs. Marquette+3Marquette
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsNorthern ArizonaW 41–⁠093%
Oct 5vsNew Mexico StateW 41–⁠074%
Oct 12atUtahL 0–⁠2432%
Oct 19vsCentenary (LA)W 29–⁠669%
Oct 26vsOklahoma StateW 24–⁠058%
Nov 2atUTEPW 20–⁠1357%
Nov 9atLoyola MarymountW 20–⁠1372%
Nov 23vsNew MexicoL 12–⁠1370%
Nov 30vsMarquetteW 17–⁠1474%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Marquette 17–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠1 2nd in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
204–⁠83
Coach
Miles Casteel
Elo
1552 +73 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.4 No. 71 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
John Black

1940 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State3–⁠0–⁠17–⁠2–⁠2
Arizona3–⁠17–⁠2
UTEP3–⁠1–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
New Mexico4–⁠25–⁠4
New Mexico State1–⁠43–⁠6
Texas Tech0–⁠19–⁠1–⁠1
Northern Arizona0–⁠52–⁠6

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