1951 New Mexico State
1–9 (1–4 Border Conference), coached by Joe Coleman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northern Arizona 48–12Nov 3
By 36 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | at Arizona | L 13–67 | 31% |
| Sep 22 | vs Stephen F. Austin | L 7–27 | 73% |
| Sep 29 | at UTEP | L 7–41 | 21% |
| Oct 6 | vs New Mexico | L 0–20 | 46% |
| Oct 12 | atColorado School of Mines | L 0–7 | 48% |
| Oct 20 | atBradley | L 6–34 | 24% |
| Oct 27 | at Arizona State | L 0–46 | 12% |
| Nov 3 | vs Northern Arizona | W 48–12 | 76% |
| Nov 10 | vsWest Texas | L 20–50 | 35% |
| Nov 17 | vsMcMurry | L 14–33 | 49% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to McMurry 33–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).
- Record
- 1–9
- Conference
- 1–4 6th in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 115–337
- Coach
- Joe Coleman
- Elo
- 1128 −191 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −43.5 No. 115 of 116 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
1951 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Texas Tech | 4–0 | 7–4 | |
| Arizona State | 4–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Hardin Simmons | 4–1 | 6–6 | |
| Arizona | 3–3 | 6–5 | |
| UTEP | 2–4 | 3–7 | |
 New Mexico State | 1–4 | 1–9 | |
| West Texas | 1–5 | 2–7 | |
| Northern Arizona | 0–1 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.