1947 Arizona
5–4–1 (3–2 Border Conference), coached by Miles Casteel. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Montana 40–7Oct 4
By 33 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs Wyoming | W 27–7 | 74% |
| Oct 4 | vs Montana | W 40–7 | 75% |
| Oct 11 | atHardin Simmons | L 7–35 | 30% |
| Oct 18 | at UTEP | W 14–13 | 50% |
| Oct 25 | vs New Mexico | W 22–12 | 69% |
| Nov 8 | at Texas Tech | L 28–41 | 42% |
| Nov 15 | at Arizona State | W 26–13 | 66% |
| Nov 22 | vsMarquette | L 21–39 | 71% |
| Nov 29 | vs 13Kansas | L 28–54 | 37% |
| Dec 6 | vs Utah | T 20–20 | 36% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Utah 20–20; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 77th-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 1947.
Led the nationFred Enke: passing yards (1,406 yds), total offense (1,941 yds), total offense per game (194.1); John Smith: receiving yards (568 yds), yards per catch (18.3)
- Record
- 5–4–1
- Conference
- 3–2 4th in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 233–241
- Coach
- Miles Casteel
- Elo
- 1427 −37 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −7.4 No. 85 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Fred Knez
Drafted in 1948
The 1948 draft| Rd 7 | Fred Enke B | Detroit Lions |
1947 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech | 4–0 | 6–5 | |
| Hardin Simmons | 5–1 | 8–3 | |
| West Texas | 5–2 | 7–4 | |
 Arizona | 3–2 | 5–4–1 | |
| UTEP | 3–3–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Arizona State | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| New Mexico | 1–5–1 | 4–5–1 | |
 New Mexico State | 1–4 | 3–6 | |
 Northern Arizona | 0–4 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.