1939 Arizona Wildcats football team

1939 Arizona Wildcats football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	6–4 (1–2 Border)
Head coach	Mike Casteel (1st season)
Captain	Tom Hargis
Home stadium	Arizona Stadium

1939 Border Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Arizona State $	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
New Mexico	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Texas Tech	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Texas Mines	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Arizona	1	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
New Mexico A&M	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Arizona State–Flagstaff	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1939 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Border Conference during the 1939 college football season. In their first season under head coach Mike Casteel, the Wildcats compiled a 6–4 record (1–2 against Border opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by their opponents, 113 to 109. The team captain was Tom Hargis.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Pomona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 21–0
September 30	at Minnesota*	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 0–62	42,875	[3]
October 14	New Mexico A&M	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 20–3
October 28	at Marquette*	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 6–13	10,000	[4]
November 4	Centenary*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 7–0		[5]
November 11	at Texas Mines	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 6–14
November 18	Pacific (CA)*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 12–7
November 25	at New Mexico	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)	L 6–7
November 30	Montana*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 6–0
December 9	vs. Loyola (CA)*	Phoenix Union High School Phoenix, AZ	W 25–7	10,000	[6]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1939 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 Johnson (October 1, 1939). "Gopher Touchdowns Parade Engulfs Arizona, 62 to 0". Sunday Star-Journal. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Anthony G. DeLorenzo (October 29, 1939). "Marquette Bounces Back with Two Touchdowns in 2nd Half to Trip Arizona Eleven by 13 to 6 Score". The Eau Claire Leader. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Arizona wins, 7–0". Arizona Republic. November 5, 1939. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. George Moore (December 10, 1939). "Arizona's Cats Blast Loyola Lions, 25-7". Arizona Republic. pp. IV-1, IV-3 – via Newspapers.com.