1935 New Mexico State

7–⁠1–⁠2 (4–⁠1 Border Conference), coached by Gerald Hines.

Schedule and results

New Mexico State in 1935, game by game: won vs. Eastern New Mexico 34–0; won at Northern Arizona 7–0; won at New Mexico Highlands 56–6; won vs. Arizona State 7–6; lost at Arizona 6–9; won vs. New Mexico Military 47–7; won vs. New Mexico 32–0; tied vs. Western New Mexico 0–0; won vs. UTEP 7–0; tied vs. Hardin Simmons 14–14+50−3Won 34–0 vs. Eastern New Mexico+34Eastern New Mex…Won 7–0 at Northern Arizona+7Northern ArizonaWon 56–6 at New Mexico Highlands+50New Mexico High…Won 7–6 vs. Arizona State+1Arizona StateLost 6–9 at Arizona-3ArizonaWon 47–7 vs. New Mexico Military+40New Mexico Mili…Won 32–0 vs. New Mexico+32New MexicoTied 0–0 vs. Western New Mexico0Western New Mex…Won 7–0 vs. UTEP+7UTEPTied 14–14 vs. Hardin Simmons0Hardin Simmons
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Hardin Simmons 14–⁠14 in the Sun Bowl; 2nd in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
7–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠1 2nd in Border Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
210–⁠42
Coach
Gerald Hines
Elo
1491 +64 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.7 No. 77 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1935 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona4–⁠07–⁠2
New Mexico State4–⁠17–⁠1–⁠2
New Mexico3–⁠26–⁠4
Arizona State2–⁠3–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1
Northern Arizona0–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠3
Texas Tech0–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
UTEP0–⁠31–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.