1939 New Mexico State
3–6 (1–4 Border Conference), coached by Gerald Hines. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Fort Hays 33–7Sep 22
By 26 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vsFort Hays | W 33–7 | 87% |
| Sep 28 | atArkansas Monticello | W 12–3 | 80% |
| Oct 7 | at Northern Arizona | W 25–13 | 85% |
| Oct 14 | at Arizona | L 3–20 | 52% |
| Oct 20 | vs Arizona State | L 0–7 | 71% |
| Nov 4 | at Oklahoma State | L 0–20 | 52% |
| Nov 10 | vs New Mexico | L 6–9 | 42% |
| Nov 17 | vsHardin Simmons | L 13–28 | 62% |
| Nov 25 | vs UTEP | L 0–34 | 50% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to UTEP 34–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).
- Record
- 3–6
- Conference
- 1–4 6th in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 92–141
- Coach
- Gerald Hines
- Elo
- 1338 −155 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −22.5 No. 119 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
1939 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | 4–0 | 8–2–1 | |
| New Mexico | 4–2 | 8–2 | |
 Texas Tech | 2–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| UTEP | 3–2 | 5–4 | |
| Arizona | 1–2 | 6–4 | |
 New Mexico State | 1–4 | 3–6 | |
| Northern Arizona | 0–4 | 1–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.