1941 Arizona Wildcats football team

1941 Arizona Wildcats football
Border champion
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record7–3 (5–0 Border)
Head coach
CaptainEmil Banjavicic
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona $ 5 0 0 7 3 0
Texas Tech 2 0 0 9 2 0
West Texas State 4 1 0 8 2 0
Hardin–Simmons 3 1 0 7 3 1
New Mexico 3 2 1 5 4 1
Texas Mines 3 4 0 4 5 1
Arizona State 2 4 1 5 1 1
Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 5 0 3 5 0
New Mexico A&M 0 6 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1941 Arizona Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Arizona in the Border Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their third season under head coach Mike Casteel, the Wildcats compiled a 7–3 record (5–0 against Border opponents), finished in a tie for the conference championship, and outscored opponents, 253 to 146. The team played its home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.

Halfback Emil Banjavicic was the team captain. Three Arizona players were selected by the conference coaches as first-team players on the 1941 All-Border Conference football team: end Henry Stanton; tackle Jock Irish; and guard Stanley Petropolis. Halfbacks Banjavicic and William Smetana and center Murl McCain were selected to the second team.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Notre Dame*L 7–3830,000
October 4New Mexico A&MW 47–07,500
October 11Nevada*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 26–79,000
October 18at New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM (rivalry)W 31–64,000
October 25at Arizona State
W 20–712,000
November 1Texas Mines
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 33–149,000
November 8Arizona State–Flagstaff
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 41–05,500
November 15at Oklahoma A&M*L 14–414,000
November 29Kansas State*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 28–219,000
December 6Utah*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 6–128,500
  • *Non-conference game

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