1941 Arizona

7–⁠3 (5–⁠0 Border Conference), coached by Miles Casteel.

Schedule and results

Arizona in 1941, game by game: lost at Notre Dame 7–38; won vs. New Mexico State 47–0; won vs. Nevada 26–7; won at New Mexico 31–6; won at Arizona State 20–7; won vs. UTEP 33–14; won vs. Northern Arizona 41–0; lost at Oklahoma State 14–41; won vs. Kansas State 28–21; lost vs. Utah 6–12+47−31Lost 7–38 at Notre Dame-31Notre DameWon 47–0 vs. New Mexico State+47New Mexico StateWon 26–7 vs. Nevada+19NevadaWon 31–6 at New Mexico+25New MexicoWon 20–7 at Arizona State+13Arizona StateWon 33–14 vs. UTEP+19UTEPWon 41–0 vs. Northern Arizona+41Northern ArizonaLost 14–41 at Oklahoma State-27Oklahoma StateWon 28–21 vs. Kansas State+7Kansas StateLost 6–12 vs. Utah-6Utah
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Utah 12–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; Border Conference champions.

In program history: The tied 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Border Conference champions5–⁠0 in the conference

Led the nationHank Stanton: receptions (50 catches), receiving yards (820 yds)

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠0 shared first in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
253–⁠146
Coach
Miles Casteel
Elo
1549 +14 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.7 No. 86 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Emil Banjavicic

Drafted in 1942

The 1942 draft
Rd 6Henry Stanton EBrooklyn Dodgers

1941 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona5–⁠07–⁠3
Texas Tech2–⁠09–⁠2
West Texas4–⁠18–⁠2
Hardin Simmons3–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
New Mexico3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
UTEP3–⁠44–⁠5–⁠1
Arizona State2–⁠4–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Northern Arizona1–⁠53–⁠5
New Mexico State0–⁠62–⁠7

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