1940 New Mexico State
3–6 (1–4 Border Conference), coached by Julius Johnston. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northern Arizona 13–0Oct 25
By 13 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vsWestern New Mexico | W 12–0 | 82% |
| Sep 27 | vsHoward Payne | L 0–10 | 83% |
| Oct 5 | at Arizona | L 0–41 | 26% |
| Oct 19 | at Arizona State | L 6–42 | 27% |
| Oct 25 | vs Northern Arizona | W 13–0 | 83% |
| Nov 1 | vsBradley | L 7–14 | 73% |
| Nov 9 | at New Mexico | L 6–39 | 23% |
| Nov 23 | vsRedlands | W 25–14 | 71% |
| Nov 28 | at UTEP | L 26–40 | 32% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to UTEP 40–26; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).
- Record
- 3–6
- Conference
- 1–4 5th in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 95–200
- Coach
- Julius Johnston
- Elo
- 1277 −116 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −28.5 No. 118 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
1940 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | 3–0–1 | 7–2–2 | |
| Arizona | 3–1 | 7–2 | |
| UTEP | 3–1–1 | 4–4–1 | |
| New Mexico | 4–2 | 5–4 | |
 New Mexico State | 1–4 | 3–6 | |
 Texas Tech | 0–1 | 9–1–1 | |
| Northern Arizona | 0–5 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.