Hardin Simmons vs. UTEP

Hardin Simmons and UTEP first met in 1935 and have played 23 times; Hardin Simmons leads the series 16–⁠6–⁠1. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–⁠5, and UTEP has won the last 3.

Hardin Simmons wins
16
UTEP wins
6
Ties
1
First meeting
1935
Longest streak
8 Hardin Simmons
Current streak
3 UTEP
Last 10 meetings
even at 5–⁠5
Most recent
1962

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s3–⁠0
1940s6–⁠0–⁠1
1950s7–⁠3
1960s0–⁠3
Average margin
18 points; 6 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Hardin Simmons
9–⁠1 Hardin Simmons’s record at home
At UTEP
5–⁠6–⁠1 UTEP’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Hardin Simmons first
Shutouts
4

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Hardin Simmons’s biggest win1951: Hardin Simmons 46, UTEP 0by 46 points
  2. UTEP’s biggest win1960: UTEP 45, Hardin Simmons 6by 39 points
  3. Upset1939: Hardin Simmons 12, UTEP 0Hardin Simmons had a 21% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1955: Hardin Simmons 23, UTEP 21Hardin Simmons had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1935: Hardin Simmons 46, UTEP 0Hardin Simmons had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsHardin SimmonsSeriesUTEP
1946–⁠1949Warren Woodson3–⁠0–⁠1Jack Curtice

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Hardin Simmons’s side (Woodson 3–⁠0–⁠1 against Curtice). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Hardin Simmons and UTEP, 1935 on13001500170019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Nov 3, 1962UTEP 7, Hardin Simmons 6at UTEP
Nov 4, 1961UTEP 35, Hardin Simmons 7at Hardin Simmons
Oct 29, 1960UTEP 45, Hardin Simmons 6at UTEP
Oct 31, 1959Hardin Simmons 25, UTEP 14at Hardin Simmons
Nov 1, 1958Hardin Simmons 14, UTEP 6at UTEP
Nov 2, 1957Hardin Simmons 33, UTEP 20at Hardin Simmons
Nov 3, 1956UTEP 51, Hardin Simmons 13at UTEP
Nov 4, 1955Hardin Simmons 23, UTEP 21at Hardin Simmons
Nov 6, 1954UTEP 20, Hardin Simmons 7at UTEP
Nov 7, 1953Hardin Simmons 14, UTEP 13at Hardin Simmons
Nov 8, 1952Hardin Simmons 27, UTEP 26at UTEP
Nov 9, 1951Hardin Simmons 46, UTEP 0at Hardin Simmons
Nov 11, 1950UTEP 21, Hardin Simmons 20at UTEP
Oct 29, 1949Hardin Simmons 33, UTEP 14at Hardin Simmons
Oct 30, 1948UTEP 27, Hardin Simmons 27at UTEP
Nov 15, 1947Hardin Simmons 18, UTEP 0at Hardin Simmons
Nov 16, 1946Hardin Simmons 20, UTEP 7at UTEP
Oct 31, 1942Hardin Simmons 39, UTEP 7at Hardin Simmons
Oct 25, 1941Hardin Simmons 44, UTEP 14at UTEP
Oct 12, 1940Hardin Simmons 20, UTEP 6at Hardin Simmons
Oct 7, 1939Hardin Simmons 12, UTEP 0at UTEP
Jan 1, 1937Hardin Simmons 34, UTEP 6Neutral siteSun Bowl
Nov 23, 1935Hardin Simmons 46, UTEP 0at UTEP

Every game is listed as played on the field.