1953 New Mexico State
2–7 (1–4 Border Conference), coached by James Patton. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat West Texas 19–13Nov 21
By 6 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at Wyoming | L 0–47 | 15% |
| Sep 26 | vsColorado College | W 12–7 | 71% |
| Oct 3 | at Arizona | L 7–46 | 22% |
| Oct 10 | vsMcMurry | L 12–26 | 62% |
| Oct 17 | at UTEP | L 0–39 | 22% |
| Oct 24 | at Texas Tech | L 0–71 | 11% |
| Nov 7 | vs New Mexico | L 6–28 | 23% |
| Nov 14 | atHardin Simmons | L 0–39 | 13% |
| Nov 21 | vsWest Texas | W 19–13 | 50% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat West Texas 19–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 76th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).
- Record
- 2–7
- Conference
- 1–4 6th in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 56–316
- Coach
- James Patton
- Elo
- 1209 −74 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −24.8 No. 108 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
1953 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech | 5–0 | 11–1 | 12 |
| Hardin Simmons | 4–1 | 6–5 | |
| UTEP | 4–2 | 8–2 | |
| Arizona | 3–2 | 4–5–1 | |
 Arizona State | 1–3 | 4–5–1 | |
 New Mexico State | 1–4 | 2–7 | |
| West Texas | 0–6 | 1–8–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.