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1949 Northern Arizona

1–⁠6–⁠1 (0–⁠3 Border Conference).

Schedule and results

Northern Arizona in 1949, game by game: lost at Pepperdine 0–39; won vs. California Tech 43–13; lost vs. Western Colorado 14–25; lost at Arizona State 6–62; lost vs. Whittier 13–20; tied at Redlands 20–20; lost vs. West Texas 6–47; lost at New Mexico State 0–35+30−56Lost 0–39 at Pepperdine-39PepperdineWon 43–13 vs. California Tech+30California TechLost 14–25 vs. Western Colorado-11Western ColoradoLost 6–62 at Arizona State-56Arizona StateLost 13–20 vs. Whittier-7WhittierTied 20–20 at Redlands0RedlandsLost 6–47 vs. West Texas-41West TexasLost 0–35 at New Mexico State-35New Mexico State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17atPepperdineL 0–⁠3928%
Sep 24vsCalifornia TechW 43–⁠1351%
Oct 1vsWestern ColoradoL 14–⁠2544%
Oct 8atArizona StateL 6–⁠6212%
Oct 15vsWhittierL 13–⁠2043%
Oct 22atRedlandsT 20–⁠2031%
Nov 5vsWest TexasL 6–⁠4723%
Nov 12atNew Mexico StateL 0–⁠3519%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to New Mexico State 35–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 72 on file).

Record
1–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠3 9th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
102–⁠261
Coach
—
Elo
1065 −57 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−46.5 No. 119 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1949 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas Tech5–⁠07–⁠5
Arizona State4–⁠17–⁠3
UTEP4–⁠28–⁠2–⁠1
Hardin Simmons4–⁠26–⁠4–⁠1
West Texas3–⁠25–⁠4
Arizona2–⁠42–⁠7–⁠1
New Mexico State1–⁠44–⁠6
New Mexico1–⁠62–⁠8
Northern Arizona0–⁠31–⁠6–⁠1

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