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1949 Arizona Wildcats football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record2–7–1 (2–4 Border)
Head coach
CaptainMax Spilsbury, Roy Rivenburg
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
Seasons← 19481950 →
1949 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas Tech $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Arizona State 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Texas Western 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
Hardin–Simmons 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
West Texas State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Arizona 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
New Mexico A&M 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
New Mexico 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1949 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Border Conference during the 1949 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bob Winslow, the Wildcats compiled a 2–7–1 record (2–4 against Border opponents) and were outscored by opponents, 298 to 118. The team captains were Max Spilsbury and Roy Rivenburg. The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24New Mexico A&MW 40–7
October 1Utah*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
T 12–12
October 8at Hardin–SimmonsL 0–35
October 15Texas Western
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 0–28
October 22at Texas TechL 7–279,000
October 29at Denver*L 6–2013,259
November 5New Mexico
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ (rivalry)
W 46–14
November 12at Arizona StateL 7–34
November 19 No. 18 Michigan State*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 0–7516,000
November 26Kansas*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 0–46
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1949 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. Abe Chanin (October 29, 1949). "Wildcats Meet Rugged Denver Squad Today". Arizona Daily Star. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Abe Chanin (October 30, 1949). "Denver Hands U.A. Wildcats Season's 4th Beating, 20-6". Arizona Daily star. pp. 1B, 8B – via Newspapers.com.
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