1940 Northern Arizona

2–⁠6 (0–⁠5 Border Conference).

Schedule and results

Northern Arizona in 1940, game by game: lost vs. UTEP 7–28; lost at Arizona 0–41; won vs. California Tech 33–14; lost at West Texas 6–27; lost at New Mexico State 0–13; lost vs. Arizona State 0–12; won at Western New Mexico 21–0; lost at New Mexico 28–46+21−41Lost 7–28 vs. UTEP-21UTEPLost 0–41 at Arizona-41ArizonaWon 33–14 vs. California Tech+19California TechLost 6–27 at West Texas-21West TexasLost 0–13 at New Mexico State-13New Mexico StateLost 0–12 vs. Arizona State-12Arizona StateWon 21–0 at Western New Mexico+21Western New Mex…Lost 28–46 at New Mexico-18New Mexico
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to New Mexico 46–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 72 on file).

Record
2–⁠6
Conference
0–⁠5 tied for 6th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
95–⁠181
Coach
—
Elo
1126 +28 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−29.7 No. 119 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1940 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State3–⁠0–⁠17–⁠2–⁠2
Arizona3–⁠17–⁠2
UTEP3–⁠1–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
New Mexico4–⁠25–⁠4
New Mexico State1–⁠43–⁠6
Texas Tech0–⁠19–⁠1–⁠1
Northern Arizona0–⁠52–⁠6

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