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1950 Northern Arizona

2–⁠7 (0–⁠4 Border Conference).

Schedule and results

Northern Arizona in 1950, game by game: lost at West Texas 12–52; lost at New Mexico 0–78; won vs. La Verne 37–20; lost at Arizona State 0–63; lost vs. New Mexico State 14–20; won vs. New Mexico Highlands 26–19; lost at Whittier 7–28; lost at Western New Mexico 6–28; lost at Pepperdine 12–66+17−78Lost 12–52 at West Texas-40West TexasLost 0–78 at New Mexico-78New MexicoWon 37–20 vs. La Verne+17La VerneLost 0–63 at Arizona State-63Arizona StateLost 14–20 vs. New Mexico State-6New Mexico StateWon 26–19 vs. New Mexico Highlands+7New Mexico High…Lost 7–28 at Whittier-21WhittierLost 6–28 at Western New Mexico-22Western New Mex…Lost 12–66 at Pepperdine-54Pepperdine
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16atWest TexasL 12–⁠527%
Sep 23atNew MexicoL 0–⁠7814%
Sep 30vsLa VerneW 37–⁠2044%
Oct 7atArizona StateL 0–⁠638%
Oct 14vsNew Mexico StateL 14–⁠2037%
Oct 28vsNew Mexico HighlandsW 26–⁠1946%
Nov 4atWhittierL 7–⁠2827%
Nov 11atWestern New MexicoL 6–⁠2833%
Nov 25atPepperdineL 12–⁠6630%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pepperdine 66–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 72 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
0–⁠4 9th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
114–⁠374
Coach
—
Elo
1041 −36 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−30.0 No. 118 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1950 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Texas6–⁠010–⁠1
Arizona State4–⁠19–⁠2
UTEP4–⁠27–⁠3
Texas Tech3–⁠23–⁠8
Hardin Simmons3–⁠35–⁠5
Arizona2–⁠44–⁠6
New Mexico2–⁠52–⁠8
New Mexico State1–⁠42–⁠7
Northern Arizona0–⁠42–⁠7

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