1941 New Mexico State

2–⁠7 (0–⁠6 Border Conference), coached by Julius Johnston.

Schedule and results

New Mexico State in 1941, game by game: won vs. New Mexico Highlands 52–0; won vs. Western New Mexico 7–6; lost at Arizona 0–47; lost at West Texas 0–51; lost vs. Arizona State 14–19; lost at Bradley 0–26; lost at Northern Arizona 7–27; lost vs. New Mexico 0–28; lost at UTEP 13–24+52−51Won 52–0 vs. New Mexico Highlands+52New Mexico High…Won 7–6 vs. Western New Mexico+1Western New Mex…Lost 0–47 at Arizona-47ArizonaLost 0–51 at West Texas-51West TexasLost 14–19 vs. Arizona State-5Arizona StateLost 0–26 at Bradley-26BradleyLost 7–27 at Northern Arizona-20Northern ArizonaLost 0–28 vs. New Mexico-28New MexicoLost 13–24 at UTEP-11UTEP
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UTEP 24–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 84th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
0–⁠6 9th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
93–⁠228
Coach
Julius Johnston
Elo
1194 −157 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−38.1 No. 119 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1941 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona5–⁠07–⁠3
Texas Tech2–⁠09–⁠2
West Texas4–⁠18–⁠2
Hardin Simmons3–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
New Mexico3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
UTEP3–⁠44–⁠5–⁠1
Arizona State2–⁠4–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Northern Arizona1–⁠53–⁠5
New Mexico State0–⁠62–⁠7

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