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1938 Northern Arizona

2–⁠6–⁠1 (1–⁠2 Border Conference).

Schedule and results

Northern Arizona in 1938, game by game: lost at BYU 0–19; tied at Nevada 12–12; lost vs. Fort Hays 19–20; won vs. Arizona State 19–13; lost vs. New Mexico 0–20; lost at New Mexico State 0–34; won vs. Oklahoma Panhandle 33–7; lost at Whittier 19–23; lost at San José State 12–34+26−34Lost 0–19 at BYU-19BYUTied 12–12 at Nevada0NevadaLost 19–20 vs. Fort Hays-1Fort HaysWon 19–13 vs. Arizona State+6Arizona StateLost 0–20 vs. New Mexico-20New MexicoLost 0–34 at New Mexico State-34New Mexico StateWon 33–7 vs. Oklahoma Panhandle+26Oklahoma Panhan…Lost 19–23 at Whittier-4WhittierLost 12–34 at San José State-22San José State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24atBYUL 0–⁠199%
Oct 1atNevadaT 12–⁠1252%
Oct 8vsFort HaysL 19–⁠2054%
Oct 15vsArizona StateW 19–⁠1349%
Oct 22vsNew MexicoL 0–⁠2021%
Oct 28atNew Mexico StateL 0–⁠3414%
Nov 5vsOklahoma PanhandleW 33–⁠756%
Nov 12atWhittierL 19–⁠2347%
Nov 27atSan José StateL 12–⁠3440%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to San José State 34–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The tied 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 72 on file).

Record
2–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠2 5th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
114–⁠182
Coach
—
Elo
1167 −24 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−26.6 No. 122 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1938 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas Tech2–⁠010–⁠111
New Mexico State4–⁠17–⁠2
New Mexico4–⁠28–⁠3
UTEP3–⁠26–⁠3
Northern Arizona1–⁠22–⁠6–⁠1
Arizona0–⁠33–⁠6
Arizona State0–⁠43–⁠6

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