1947 Arizona Wildcats football team

The 1947 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Border Conference during the 1947 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Mike Casteel, the Wildcats compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–2 against Border opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by their opponents, 241 to 233. The team captain was Fred Knez.^[1][2] The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.

1947 Arizona Wildcats football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	5–4–1 (3–2 Border)
Head coach	Mike Casteel (7th season)
Captain	Fred Knez
Home stadium	Arizona Stadium
Seasons ← 1946 1948 →

1947 Border Conference football standings

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

Fred Enke led the team with 1,406 passing yards (88 of 184 passing) and 538 net rushing yards on 146 carries. His combined tally of 1,944 yards of total offense was the best in the country.^[3][4]

Arizona was ranked at No. 92 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.^[5]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Wyoming*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 27–7	15,000	[6]
October 4	Montana*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 40–7	14,300	[7]
October 11	at Hardin–Simmons	Fair Park Stadium Abilene, TX	L 7–35	6,500	[8]
October 18	at Texas Mines	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 14–13	12,000	[9]
October 25	New Mexico	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (rivalry)	W 22–12	15,000	[10]
November 8	at Texas Tech	Tech Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 28–41	11,000	[11]
November 15	at Arizona State	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ (rivalry)	W 26–13	15,000	[12]
November 22	Marquette*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 21–39	14,500	[13]
November 29	No. 13 Kansas*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 28–54	14,000	[14]
December 6	Utah*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	T 20–20		[15]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game