1942 Arizona Wildcats football team

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1942 Arizona Wildcats football
ConferenceBorder Conference
1942 record6–4 (4–2 Border)
Head coach
CaptainMurl M. McCain, Jr.
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1945 →
1942 Border Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hardin–Simmons + 4 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
Texas Tech + 3 – 0 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
West Texas State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Arizona 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Texas Mines 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
New Mexico 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 2
Arizona State 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
New Mexico A&M 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1942 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Border Conference during the 1942 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Mike Casteel, the Wildcats compiled a 6–4 record (4–2 against Border opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and outscored their opponents, 189 to 139. The team captain was Murl M. McCain, Jr.[1][2] The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 26New Mexico A&M
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 53–0
October 3Utah*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 14–0
October 10at Arizona StateTempe, AZ (rivalry)W 23–0
October 17Oklahoma A&M*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 20–6
October 24at Marquette*Milwaukee, WIL 0–39
October 31Hardin–Simmons
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 26–34
November 7New Mexico
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ (rivalry)
W 14–13
November 21at Texas MinesEl Paso, TXW 19–7
November 26Texas Tech
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 7–13
December 5Second Air Force*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 13–27
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "1942 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. ^ "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. 2016. p. 105. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
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