1941 Northern Arizona

3–⁠5 (1–⁠5 Border Conference).

Schedule and results

Northern Arizona in 1941, game by game: won vs. Eastern New Mexico 32–0; lost at New Mexico 6–12; won vs. New Mexico Highlands 34–0; lost vs. West Texas 0–27; won vs. New Mexico State 27–7; lost at Arizona 0–41; lost at Arizona State 0–33; lost at UTEP 20–23+34−41Won 32–0 vs. Eastern New Mexico+32Eastern New Mex…Lost 6–12 at New Mexico-6New MexicoWon 34–0 vs. New Mexico Highlands+34New Mexico High…Lost 0–27 vs. West Texas-27West TexasWon 27–7 vs. New Mexico State+20New Mexico StateLost 0–41 at Arizona-41ArizonaLost 0–33 at Arizona State-33Arizona StateLost 20–23 at UTEP-3UTEP
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UTEP 23–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 72 on file).

Record
3–⁠5
Conference
1–⁠5 8th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
119–⁠143
Coach
—
Elo
1169 +52 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−31.4 No. 117 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1941 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona5–⁠07–⁠3
Texas Tech2–⁠09–⁠2
West Texas4–⁠18–⁠2
Hardin Simmons3–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
New Mexico3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
UTEP3–⁠44–⁠5–⁠1
Arizona State2–⁠4–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Northern Arizona1–⁠53–⁠5
New Mexico State0–⁠62–⁠7

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