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1937 Northern Arizona

5–⁠5 (1–⁠4 Border Conference).

Schedule and results

Northern Arizona in 1937, game by game: lost at Texas Tech 0–6; won at Whittier 9–0; won vs. California Tech 26–7; lost at San José State 6–21; lost vs. New Mexico State 0–7; won at Arizona State 7–0; won vs. New Mexico Highlands 61–0; lost at UTEP 13–53; won vs. La Verne 20–7; lost at New Mexico 6–7+61−40Lost 0–6 at Texas Tech-6Texas TechWon 9–0 at Whittier+9WhittierWon 26–7 vs. California Tech+19California TechLost 6–21 at San José State-15San José StateLost 0–7 vs. New Mexico State-7New Mexico StateWon 7–0 at Arizona State+7Arizona StateWon 61–0 vs. New Mexico Highlands+61New Mexico High…Lost 13–53 at UTEP-40UTEPWon 20–7 vs. La Verne+13La VerneLost 6–7 at New Mexico-1New Mexico
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18atTexas TechL 0–⁠612%
Sep 25atWhittierW 9–⁠039%
Oct 2vsCalifornia TechW 26–⁠763%
Oct 8atSan José StateL 6–⁠2155%
Oct 16vsNew Mexico StateL 0–⁠721%
Oct 23atArizona StateW 7–⁠028%
Oct 30vsNew Mexico HighlandsW 61–⁠064%
Nov 6atUTEPL 13–⁠5323%
Nov 13vsLa VerneW 20–⁠764%
Nov 25atNew MexicoL 6–⁠722%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to New Mexico 7–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 72 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
1–⁠4 6th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
148–⁠108
Coach
—
Elo
1237 +68 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.6 No. 105 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1937 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas Tech3–⁠08–⁠4
New Mexico State4–⁠17–⁠2
Arizona3–⁠18–⁠2
UTEP2–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠2
New Mexico2–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Northern Arizona1–⁠45–⁠5
Arizona State0–⁠50–⁠8–⁠1

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