1936 New Mexico State

6–⁠4–⁠1 (3–⁠2 Border Conference), coached by Gerald Hines.

Schedule and results

New Mexico State in 1936, game by game: won vs. Oklahoma Panhandle 58–6; won vs. Adams State 67–0; won vs. Northern Arizona 41–0; lost at New Mexico Military 6–13; lost at Arizona 7–28; tied vs. San Diego State 7–7; won at Arizona State 20–6; won at New Mexico 7–6; won vs. Western New Mexico 27–0; lost at UTEP 7–27; lost at California–Santa Barbara 14–25+67−21Won 58–6 vs. Oklahoma Panhandle+52Oklahoma Panhan…Won 67–0 vs. Adams State+67Adams StateWon 41–0 vs. Northern Arizona+41Northern ArizonaLost 6–13 at New Mexico Military-7New Mexico Mili…Lost 7–28 at Arizona-21ArizonaTied 7–7 vs. San Diego State0San Diego StateWon 20–6 at Arizona State+14Arizona StateWon 7–6 at New Mexico+1New MexicoWon 27–0 vs. Western New Mexico+27Western New Mex…Lost 7–27 at UTEP-20UTEPLost 14–25 at California–Santa Barbara-11California–Sant…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to California–Santa Barbara 25–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
6–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠2 3rd in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
261–⁠118
Coach
Gerald Hines
Elo
1403 −91 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.0 No. 110 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1936 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona3–⁠0–⁠15–⁠2–⁠3
UTEP2–⁠1–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
New Mexico State3–⁠26–⁠4–⁠1
Northern Arizona2–⁠2–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Texas Tech0–⁠0–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Arizona State2–⁠44–⁠5
New Mexico1–⁠42–⁠7

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