1966 New Mexico State

7–⁠3, coached by Warren Woodson.

Schedule and results

New Mexico State in 1966, game by game: won vs. Howard Payne 35–7; lost at North Texas 21–25; won vs. Texas–Arlington 23–10; won at Utah State 23–7; won vs. Pacific 49–23; won vs. Wichita State 45–17; lost at West Texas 14–17; won at Eastern New Mexico 50–13; won at New Mexico 47–12; lost at UTEP 14–28+37−14Won 35–7 vs. Howard Payne+28Howard PayneLost 21–25 at North Texas-4North TexasWon 23–10 vs. Texas–Arlington+13Texas–ArlingtonWon 23–7 at Utah State+16Utah StateWon 49–23 vs. Pacific+26PacificWon 45–17 vs. Wichita State+28Wichita StateLost 14–17 at West Texas-3West TexasWon 50–13 at Eastern New Mexico+37Eastern New Mex…Won 47–12 at New Mexico+35New MexicoLost 14–28 at UTEP-14UTEP
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UTEP 28–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
321–⁠159
Coach
Warren Woodson
Elo
1544 +27 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
9.7 No. 27 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1967

The 1967 draft
Rd 7Bob Crenshaw OGPhiladelphia Eagles