1949 New Mexico State
4–6 (1–4 Border Conference), coached by Vaughn Corley. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat White Sands 68–0Sep 17
By 68 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vsWhite Sands | W 68–0 | 70% |
| Sep 24 | at Arizona | L 7–40 | 24% |
| Sep 30 | vs New Mexico | L 13–14 | 54% |
| Oct 6 | vsNew Mexico Military | W 45–28 | 69% |
| Oct 15 | at San Diego State | L 18–39 | 58% |
| Oct 29 | vsNew Mexico Highlands | W 40–12 | 73% |
| Nov 5 | at Arizona State | L 32–68 | 23% |
| Nov 12 | vs Northern Arizona | W 35–0 | 81% |
| Nov 19 | vs Colorado State | L 0–45 | 25% |
| Nov 26 | at UTEP | L 7–69 | 14% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to UTEP 69–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 1–4 7th in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 265–315
- Coach
- Vaughn Corley
- Elo
- 1259 −33 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −34.2 No. 117 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1949 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Texas Tech | 5–0 | 7–5 | |
| Arizona State | 4–1 | 7–3 | |
| UTEP | 4–2 | 8–2–1 | |
| Hardin Simmons | 4–2 | 6–4–1 | |
| West Texas | 3–2 | 5–4 | |
| Arizona | 2–4 | 2–7–1 | |
 New Mexico State | 1–4 | 4–6 | |
| New Mexico | 1–6 | 2–8 | |
| Northern Arizona | 0–3 | 1–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.