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1951 Arizona

6–⁠5 (3–⁠3 Border Conference), coached by Robert Winslow.

Schedule and results

Arizona in 1951, game by game: won vs. New Mexico State 67–13; lost vs. Utah 7–27; lost at Oregon 21–39; won vs. West Texas 28–13; won vs. UTEP 19–15; lost at Texas Tech 0–41; won vs. New Mexico 32–20; lost at Arizona State 14–61; won vs. Idaho 13–6; lost at Hardin Simmons 13–14; won at Hawai’i 32–21+54−47Won 67–13 vs. New Mexico State+54New Mexico StateLost 7–27 vs. Utah-20UtahLost 21–39 at Oregon-18OregonWon 28–13 vs. West Texas+15West TexasWon 19–15 vs. UTEP+4UTEPLost 0–41 at Texas Tech-41Texas TechWon 32–20 vs. New Mexico+12New MexicoLost 14–61 at Arizona State-47Arizona StateWon 13–6 vs. Idaho+7IdahoLost 13–14 at Hardin Simmons-1Hardin SimmonsWon 32–21 at Hawai’i+11Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsNew Mexico StateW 67–⁠1369%
Sep 22vsUtahL 7–⁠2754%
Sep 29atOregonL 21–⁠3944%
Oct 6vsWest TexasW 28–⁠1342%
Oct 13vsUTEPW 19–⁠1558%
Oct 27atTexas TechL 0–⁠4133%
Nov 3vsNew MexicoW 32–⁠2070%
Nov 10atArizona StateL 14–⁠6131%
Nov 17vsIdahoW 13–⁠654%
Nov 24atHardin SimmonsL 13–⁠1425%
Dec 21atHawai’iW 32–⁠2177%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Hawai’i 32–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 87th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠3 4th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
246–⁠270
Coach
Robert Winslow
Elo
1407 +7 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.1 No. 105 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Jim Donarski and Bill Glazier

1951 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas Tech4–⁠07–⁠4
Arizona State4–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Hardin Simmons4–⁠16–⁠6
Arizona3–⁠36–⁠5
UTEP2–⁠43–⁠7
New Mexico State1–⁠41–⁠9
West Texas1–⁠52–⁠7
Northern Arizona0–⁠11–⁠7

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