American college football season
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. The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 25 | San Diego State* | | W 14–6 | |
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October 2 | at Utah* | | L 14–47 | |
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October 9 | Hardin–Simmons | - Arizona Stadium
- Tucson, AZ
| W 20–14 | |
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October 16 | at Michigan State* | | L 7–61 | |
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October 23 | Texas Tech | - Arizona Stadium
- Tucson, AZ
| L 0–31 | 17,000 |
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October 30 | Arizona State | - Arizona Stadium
- Tucson, AZ (rivalry)
| W 33–21 | |
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November 6 | at New Mexico | | W 14–6 | |
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November 13 | Texas Mines | - Arizona Stadium
- Tucson, AZ
| L 14–25 | |
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November 20 | Iowa State* | - Arizona Stadium
- Tucson, AZ
| W 14–7 | 13,771 |
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November 27 | vs. Marquette* | | W 24–14 | 11,000 |
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January 1, 1949 | vs. Drake* | | L 13–14 | 17,500 |
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