1942 Arizona Wildcats football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record6–4 (4–2 Border)
Head coach
CaptainMurl M. McCain Jr.
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1945 →
1942 Border Conference football standings
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]

Arizona was ranked at No. 98 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[3]

The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26New Mexico A&M
W 53–0
October 3Utah*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 14–0
October 10at Arizona State
W 23–0
October 17Oklahoma A&M*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 20–6
October 24at Marquette*
L 0–3918,000[4]
October 31Hardin–Simmons
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 26–347,500[5]
November 7New Mexico
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ (rivalry)
W 14–13
November 21at Texas Mines
W 19–7
November 26Texas Tech
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 7–138,000
December 5Second Air Force*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 13–27> 7,500[6]
  • *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.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Red Thisted (October 25, 1942). "Cats Routed By Marquette, 39-0: John Stryzkalski Leads Avalanche in Free Scoring Tilt". The Arizona Daily Star. pp. 1, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Mott, Harvey K. (November 2, 1942). "Mobley Paces Texans To Lead League". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. 8. Retrieved April 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Military Team Beats Arizona By 27-13 Score". The Arizona Daily Star. December 6, 1942. pp. 1, 14 – via Newspapers.com.


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