1938 New Mexico State
7–2 (4–1 Border Conference), coached by Gerald Hines. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Western New Mexico 43–7Nov 4
By 36 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs Montana State | W 27–7 | 80% |
| Sep 30 | vs Central Arkansas | L 6–12 | 87% |
| Oct 8 | at Arizona | W 7–6 | 29% |
| Oct 22 | at Arizona State | W 14–12 | 72% |
| Oct 28 | vs Northern Arizona | W 34–0 | 86% |
| Nov 4 | vsWestern New Mexico | W 43–7 | 87% |
| Nov 12 | at New Mexico | L 2–6 | 33% |
| Nov 24 | at UTEP | W 13–9 | 39% |
| Dec 2 | vs Drake | W 20–16 | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Drake 20–16; unranked in the final AP poll; Border Conference champions.
In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).
Border Conference champions4–1 in the conference, shared with New Mexico
- Record
- 7–2
- Conference
- 4–1 2nd in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 166–75
- Coach
- Gerald Hines
- Elo
- 1489 +28 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −6.2 No. 85 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1938 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Texas Tech | 2–0 | 10–1 | 11 |
 New Mexico State | 4–1 | 7–2 | |
| New Mexico | 4–2 | 8–3 | |
| UTEP | 3–2 | 6–3 | |
| Northern Arizona | 1–2 | 2–6–1 | |
| Arizona | 0–3 | 3–6 | |
| Arizona State | 0–4 | 3–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.