1948 Arizona Wildcats football team

1948 Arizona Wildcats football
Salad Bowl, L 13–14 vs. Drake
Conference	Border Conference
Record	6–5 (3–2 Border)
Head coach	Mike Casteel (8th season)
Captain	Harry Varner, Art Converse
Home stadium	Arizona Stadium

1948 Border Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Texas Tech $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Texas Mines	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Arizona	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Arizona State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Hardin–Simmons	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	3
West Texas State	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Arizona State–Flagstaff	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
New Mexico	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
New Mexico A&M	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1948 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Border Conference during the 1948 college football season. In their eighth and final season under head coach Mike Casteel, the Wildcats compiled a 6–5 record (3–2 against Border opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the conference, lost to Drake in the 1949 Salad Bowl, and were outscored by their opponents, 246 to 167. The team captains were Harry Varner and Art Converse.^[1][2]

Arizona was ranked at No. 114 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.^[3]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	San Diego State*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 14–6
October 2	at Utah*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 14–47
October 9	Hardin–Simmons	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 20–14
October 16	at Michigan State*	Macklin Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 7–61
October 23	Texas Tech	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 0–31	17,000
October 30	Arizona State	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (rivalry)	W 33–21
November 6	at New Mexico	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)	W 14–6
November 13	Texas Mines	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 14–25
November 20	Iowa State*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 14–7	13,771
November 27	vs. Marquette*	Montgomery Stadium Phoenix, AZ	W 24–14	11,000	[4][5]
January 1, 1949	vs. Drake*	Montgomery Stadium Phoenix, AZ (Salad Bowl)	L 13–14	17,500
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1948 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. "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Chanin, Abe (November 28, 1948). "Wildcats in Underdog's Role Slice Down Hilltoppers, 24-14". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. p. 1A. Retrieved August 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
5. Chanin, Abe (November 28, 1948). "Arizona Spills Favored Hilltoppers, 24 To 14 (continued)". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. p. 7B. Retrieved August 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .