1952 New Mexico State
2–6–1 (1–2–1 Border Conference), coached by Joe Coleman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northern Arizona 33–9Nov 1
By 24 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vsHoward Payne | W 20–7 | 60% |
| Sep 27 | at Arizona | L 12–62 | 21% |
| Oct 4 | at New Mexico | L 0–23 | 29% |
| Oct 11 | atWest Texas | L 7–45 | 23% |
| Oct 18 | vs UTEP | T 20–20 | 31% |
| Nov 1 | at Northern Arizona | W 33–9 | 60% |
| Nov 8 | vsMcMurry | L 14–27 | 62% |
| Nov 15 | atMidwestern Texas State | L 6–28 | 43% |
| Nov 27 | atWichita State | L 6–34 | 28% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Wichita State 34–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).
- Record
- 2–6–1
- Conference
- 1–2–1 6th in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 118–255
- Coach
- Joe Coleman
- Elo
- 1175 −77 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −33.9 No. 112 of 113 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1952 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Arizona State | 4–0 | 6–3 | |
 Texas Tech | 2–1–1 | 3–7–1 | |
| Arizona | 3–2 | 6–4 | |
| Hardin Simmons | 2–2–1 | 5–3–2 | |
| UTEP | 2–3–1 | 5–5–1 | |
 New Mexico State | 1–2–1 | 2–6–1 | |
| West Texas | 1–4 | 3–6 | |
| Northern Arizona | 0–1 | 3–4 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.