1948 Northern Arizona

4–⁠5 (1–⁠2 Border Conference).

Schedule and results

Northern Arizona in 1948, game by game: lost at West Texas 0–28; won vs. New Mexico State 13–7; won vs. San Pedro A.C. 21–12; lost at Arizona State 0–40; won vs. Redlands 25–7; lost at Western Colorado 6–26; won vs. La Verne 47–6; lost vs. Pepperdine 20–34; lost at Whittier 12–27+41−40Lost 0–28 at West Texas-28West TexasWon 13–7 vs. New Mexico State+6New Mexico StateWon 21–12 vs. San Pedro A.C.+9San Pedro A.C.Lost 0–40 at Arizona State-40Arizona StateWon 25–7 vs. Redlands+18RedlandsLost 6–26 at Western Colorado-20Western ColoradoWon 47–6 vs. La Verne+41La VerneLost 20–34 vs. Pepperdine-14PepperdineLost 12–27 at Whittier-15Whittier
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Whittier 27–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 72 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
1–⁠2 7th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
144–⁠187
Coach
—
Elo
1132 +28 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−42.8 No. 116 of 117 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1948 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas Tech5–⁠07–⁠3
UTEP4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Arizona3–⁠26–⁠5
Arizona State3–⁠25–⁠5
Hardin Simmons3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠3
West Texas2–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Arizona1–⁠24–⁠5
New Mexico1–⁠62–⁠9
New Mexico State0–⁠43–⁠7

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