1940 Arizona Wildcats football team

1940 Arizona Wildcats football
Conference Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1940 record 7–2 (3–1 BIAA)
Head coach Mike Casteel (2nd season)
Captain John Black
Home stadium Arizona Stadium

The 1940 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association (BIAA) during the 1940 college football season. In their second season under head coach Mike Casteel, the Wildcats compiled a 7–2 record (3–1 against BIAA opponents), finished in second place in the BIAA, and outscored their opponents, 204 to 83. The team captain was John Black.[1][2] The team played its home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 28Arizona State Teachers*
W 41–0
October 5New Mexico Agricultural
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 41–0
October 12at Utah*
L 0–24
October 19Centenary (LA)*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 29–6
October 26Oklahoma A&M*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 24–0
November 2at Texas College of Mines
W 20–13
November 9at Loyola*
W 20–13[3]
November 23New Mexico
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ (rivalry)
L 12–13
November 30Marquette*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 17–14
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "1940 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. pp. 102, 105. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  3. ↑ Charles Curtis (November 16, 1940). "Arizona Tops Loyola in 20-13 Thriller". Los Angeles Times. pp. I-11, I-13 – via Newspapers.com.
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