1946 New Mexico State
5–5 (1–4 Border Conference), coached by Raymond Curfman. The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–5, over nine games to the 10 on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Western New Mexico 37–0Sep 21
By 37 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | vsBeaumont Hospital | W 25–7 | 68% |
| Sep 21 | vsWestern New Mexico | W 37–0 | 73% |
| Sep 28 | at Tulsa | L 0–52 | 11% |
| Oct 12 | vs New Mexico | L 6–7 | 34% |
| Oct 19 | at Northern Arizona | L 6–14 | 62% |
| Oct 26 | atWest Texas | L 14–21 | 31% |
| Nov 2 | vs Arizona State | L 7–14 | 60% |
| Nov 9 | vsSul Ross State | W 26–25 | 61% |
| Nov 16 | vs Northern Colorado | W 20–7 | 79% |
| Nov 28 | at UTEP | W 14–7 | 23% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat UTEP 14–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 1–4 9th in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 155–154
- Coach
- Raymond Curfman
- Elo
- 1274 +9 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −25.3 No. 114 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
1946 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin Simmons | 6–0 | 11–0 | |
 Texas Tech | 3–1 | 8–3 | |
| New Mexico | 4–2–1 | 5–5–2 | |
 Arizona | 2–2–1 | 4–4–2 | |
| West Texas | 3–4 | 5–5 | |
| Northern Arizona | 1–2–1 | 5–2–2 | |
| UTEP | 2–4 | 3–6 | |
| Arizona State | 1–4–1 | 2–7–2 | |
 New Mexico State | 1–4 | 5–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.