1946 Northern Arizona

5–⁠2–⁠2 (1–⁠2–⁠1 Border Conference).

Schedule and results

Northern Arizona in 1946, game by game: won vs. Williams Field 6–0; lost at New Mexico 7–12; won vs. Western New Mexico 32–0; tied at Fresno State JV 6–6; won vs. New Mexico State 14–6; won at Western Colorado 19–6; lost at West Texas 0–20; won vs. Eastern New Mexico 33–7; tied at Arizona State 13–13+32−20Won 6–0 vs. Williams Field+6Williams FieldLost 7–12 at New Mexico-5New MexicoWon 32–0 vs. Western New Mexico+32Western New Mex…Tied 6–6 at Fresno State JV0Fresno State JVWon 14–6 vs. New Mexico State+8New Mexico StateWon 19–6 at Western Colorado+13Western ColoradoLost 0–20 at West Texas-20West TexasWon 33–7 vs. Eastern New Mexico+26Eastern New Mex…Tied 13–13 at Arizona State0Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Arizona State 13–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 72 on file).

Record
5–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠2–⁠1 6th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
130–⁠70
Coach
—
Elo
1227 +132 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−27.6 No. 116 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1946 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Hardin Simmons6–⁠011–⁠0
Texas Tech3–⁠18–⁠3
New Mexico4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠5–⁠2
Arizona2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠4–⁠2
West Texas3–⁠45–⁠5
Northern Arizona1–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
UTEP2–⁠43–⁠6
Arizona State1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠7–⁠2
New Mexico State1–⁠45–⁠5

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