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1951 Northern Arizona

1–⁠7 (0–⁠1 Border Conference).

Schedule and results

Northern Arizona in 1951, game by game: lost at New Mexico Highlands 6–13; lost at New Mexico 6–55; lost vs. California Tech 14–28; won vs. Whittier 6–0; lost vs. La Verne 12–13; lost at Idaho State 20–34; lost at New Mexico State 12–48; lost vs. Western New Mexico 0–20+7−49Lost 6–13 at New Mexico Highlands-7New Mexico High…Lost 6–55 at New Mexico-49New MexicoLost 14–28 vs. California Tech-14California TechWon 6–0 vs. Whittier+6WhittierLost 12–13 vs. La Verne-1La VerneLost 20–34 at Idaho State-14Idaho StateLost 12–48 at New Mexico State-36New Mexico StateLost 0–20 vs. Western New Mexico-20Western New Mex…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15atNew Mexico HighlandsL 6–⁠1330%
Sep 22atNew MexicoL 6–⁠5513%
Sep 29vsCalifornia TechL 14–⁠2843%
Oct 6vsWhittierW 6–⁠030%
Oct 13vsLa VerneL 12–⁠1343%
Oct 20atIdaho StateL 20–⁠3437%
Nov 3atNew Mexico StateL 12–⁠4824%
Nov 10vsWestern New MexicoL 0–⁠2033%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Western New Mexico 20–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Border Conference.

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

Record
1–⁠7
Conference
0–⁠1 8th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
76–⁠211
Coach
—
Elo
987 −74 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−61.0 No. 116 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1951 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas Tech4–⁠07–⁠4
Arizona State4–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Hardin Simmons4–⁠16–⁠6
Arizona3–⁠36–⁠5
UTEP2–⁠43–⁠7
New Mexico State1–⁠41–⁠9
West Texas1–⁠52–⁠7
Northern Arizona0–⁠11–⁠7

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