1950 New Mexico State

2–⁠7 (1–⁠4 Border Conference), coached by Vaughn Corley.

Schedule and results

New Mexico State in 1950, game by game: lost vs. Hardin Simmons 0–48; lost at UTEP 0–40; lost vs. Howard Payne 6–33; lost at New Mexico 13–26; won at Northern Arizona 20–14; won vs. New Mexico Military 27–7; lost at Arizona State 0–49; lost vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State 16–18; lost vs. Colorado School of Mines 13–14+20−49Lost 0–48 vs. Hardin Simmons-48Hardin SimmonsLost 0–40 at UTEP-40UTEPLost 6–33 vs. Howard Payne-27Howard PayneLost 13–26 at New Mexico-13New MexicoWon 20–14 at Northern Arizona+6Northern ArizonaWon 27–7 vs. New Mexico Military+20New Mexico Mili…Lost 0–49 at Arizona State-49Arizona StateLost 16–18 vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State-2Southwestern Ok…Lost 13–14 vs. Colorado School of Mines-1Colorado School…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado School of Mines 14–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 73rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠4 8th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
95–⁠249
Coach
Vaughn Corley
Elo
1230 −109 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−25.6 No. 115 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1950 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Texas6–⁠010–⁠1
Arizona State4–⁠19–⁠2
UTEP4–⁠27–⁠3
Texas Tech3–⁠23–⁠8
Hardin Simmons3–⁠35–⁠5
Arizona2–⁠44–⁠6
New Mexico2–⁠52–⁠8
New Mexico State1–⁠42–⁠7
Northern Arizona0–⁠42–⁠7

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