1955 New Mexico State
3–7 (0–4 Border Conference), coached by Tony Cavallo. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Adams State 47–8Nov 5
By 39 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at New Mexico | L 7–14 | 17% |
| Sep 24 | vsNew Mexico Highlands | L 12–19 | 66% |
| Oct 1 | atHardin Simmons | L 0–39 | 20% |
| Oct 8 | atHoward Payne | L 12–34 | 36% |
| Oct 15 | vsWest Texas | L 6–32 | 30% |
| Oct 22 | vsTexas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 19–7 | 55% |
| Oct 29 | at UTEP | L 6–41 | 5% |
| Nov 5 | vsAdams State | W 47–8 | 58% |
| Nov 12 | vs San Diego State | W 26–6 | 68% |
| Nov 19 | at Arizona State | L 6–26 | 11% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Arizona State 26–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 75th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).
- Record
- 3–7
- Conference
- 0–4 7th in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 141–226
- Coach
- Tony Cavallo
- Elo
- 1213 −26 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −25.7 No. 107 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
1955 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Texas Tech | 3–0–1 | 7–3–1 | |
| Arizona State | 4–1 | 8–2–1 | |
| Hardin Simmons | 3–2 | 5–5 | |
| UTEP | 3–2–1 | 6–2–2 | |
 Arizona | 1–2–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| West Texas | 1–4–1 | 4–4–1 | |
 New Mexico State | 0–4 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.