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1952 Northern Arizona

3–⁠4 (0–⁠1 Border Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 2–⁠4, over six games to the seven on file here.

Schedule and results

Northern Arizona in 1952, game by game: lost vs. Eastern New Mexico 7–21; won vs. La Verne 36–14; won vs. California Tech 20–7; won vs. New Mexico Highlands 13–7; lost vs. New Mexico State 9–33; lost at Western New Mexico 7–14; lost at Whittier 0–25+22−25Lost 7–21 vs. Eastern New Mexico-14Eastern New Mex…Won 36–14 vs. La Verne+22La VerneWon 20–7 vs. California Tech+13California TechWon 13–7 vs. New Mexico Highlands+6New Mexico High…Lost 9–33 vs. New Mexico State-24New Mexico StateLost 7–14 at Western New Mexico-7Western New Mex…Lost 0–25 at Whittier-25Whittier
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsEastern New MexicoL 7–⁠2139%
Oct 4vsLa VerneW 36–⁠1434%
Oct 11vsCalifornia TechW 20–⁠739%
Oct 18vsNew Mexico HighlandsW 13–⁠744%
Nov 1vsNew Mexico StateL 9–⁠3340%
Nov 8atWestern New MexicoL 7–⁠1427%
Nov 15atWhittierL 0–⁠2526%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Whittier 25–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 72 on file).

Record
3–⁠4
Conference
0–⁠1 8th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
92–⁠121
Coach
—
Elo
1052 +28 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−60.4 No. 113 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1952 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State4–⁠06–⁠3
Texas Tech2–⁠1–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Arizona3–⁠26–⁠4
Hardin Simmons2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
UTEP2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
New Mexico State1–⁠2–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
West Texas1–⁠43–⁠6
Northern Arizona0–⁠13–⁠4

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