1942 Arizona

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

Schedule and results

Arizona in 1942, game by game: won vs. New Mexico State 53–0; won vs. Utah 14–0; won at Arizona State 23–0; won vs. Oklahoma State 20–6; lost at Marquette 0–39; won vs. New Mexico 14–13; lost vs. No. 19 Hardin Simmons 26–34; won at UTEP 19–7; lost vs. Texas Tech 7–13; lost vs. Second Air Force (Washington) 13–27+53−39Won 53–0 vs. New Mexico State+53New Mexico StateWon 14–0 vs. Utah+14UtahWon 23–0 at Arizona State+23Arizona StateWon 20–6 vs. Oklahoma State+14Oklahoma StateLost 0–39 at Marquette-39MarquetteWon 14–13 vs. New Mexico+1New MexicoLost 26–34 vs. No. 19 Hardin Simmons-8No. 19 Hardin SimmonsWon 19–7 at UTEP+12UTEPLost 7–13 vs. Texas Tech-6Texas TechLost 13–27 vs. Second Air Force (Washington)-14Second Air Forc…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Second Air Force (Washington) 27–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠2 4th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
189–⁠139
Coach
Miles Casteel
Elo
1482 −50 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.1 No. 85 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Murl M. McCain Jr.

1942 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Hardin Simmons4–⁠0–⁠19–⁠1–⁠1
Texas Tech3–⁠0–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
West Texas5–⁠27–⁠2
Arizona4–⁠26–⁠4
UTEP4–⁠35–⁠4
New Mexico3–⁠44–⁠5–⁠2
Arizona State2–⁠52–⁠8
Northern Arizona1–⁠41–⁠5
New Mexico State0–⁠61–⁠8

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