1946 Arizona

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

Schedule and results

Arizona in 1946, game by game: won vs. Arizona State 67–0; lost at Utah 7–14; won vs. UTEP 27–13; won vs. Pacific 47–13; lost at Marquette 0–20; lost vs. Hardin Simmons 8–19; tied vs. Santa Clara 21–21; tied at New Mexico 13–13; lost vs. Texas Tech 0–16; won vs. Kansas State 28–7+67−20Won 67–0 vs. Arizona State+67Arizona StateLost 7–14 at Utah-7UtahWon 27–13 vs. UTEP+14UTEPWon 47–13 vs. Pacific+34PacificLost 0–20 at Marquette-20MarquetteLost 8–19 vs. Hardin Simmons-11Hardin SimmonsTied 21–21 vs. Santa Clara0Santa ClaraTied 13–13 at New Mexico0New MexicoLost 0–16 vs. Texas Tech-16Texas TechWon 28–7 vs. Kansas State+21Kansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kansas State 28–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 68th-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 1946.

Record
4–⁠4–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠2–⁠1 4th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
218–⁠136
Coach
Miles Casteel
Elo
1446 −42 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.6 No. 94 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Virgil Floyd Mars

1946 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Hardin Simmons6–⁠011–⁠0
Texas Tech3–⁠18–⁠3
New Mexico4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠5–⁠2
Arizona2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠4–⁠2
West Texas3–⁠45–⁠5
Northern Arizona1–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
UTEP2–⁠43–⁠6
Arizona State1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠7–⁠2
New Mexico State1–⁠45–⁠5

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