1947 Northern Arizona

1–⁠7 (0–⁠4 Border Conference).

Schedule and results

Northern Arizona in 1947, game by game: lost at Nevada 0–50; lost at Pepperdine 7–60; lost at UTEP 0–40; won vs. Western Colorado 12–8; lost at Arizona State 7–31; lost at Wichita State 7–55; lost vs. West Texas 0–25; lost at New Mexico State 6–26+7−53Lost 0–50 at Nevada-50NevadaLost 7–60 at Pepperdine-53PepperdineLost 0–40 at UTEP-40UTEPWon 12–8 vs. Western Colorado+4Western ColoradoLost 7–31 at Arizona State-24Arizona StateLost 7–55 at Wichita State-48Wichita StateLost 0–25 vs. West Texas-25West TexasLost 6–26 at New Mexico State-20New Mexico State
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 State 26–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 72 on file).

Record
1–⁠7
Conference
0–⁠4 9th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
39–⁠295
Coach
—
Elo
1107 −78 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−37.3 No. 120 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1947 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas Tech4–⁠06–⁠5
Hardin Simmons5–⁠18–⁠3
West Texas5–⁠27–⁠4
Arizona3–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
UTEP3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Arizona State3–⁠44–⁠7
New Mexico1–⁠5–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
New Mexico State1–⁠43–⁠6
Northern Arizona0–⁠41–⁠7

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