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1970 New Mexico State

4–⁠6, coached by Jim Wood.

Schedule and results

New Mexico State in 1970, game by game: lost vs. Colorado State 9–28; won vs. Texas–Arlington 35–7; lost at SMU 21–34; lost at UTEP 14–21; won vs. Northern Arizona 57–13; lost at New Mexico 17–24; lost at West Texas 7–37; won at North Texas 32–31; won vs. Lamar 69–37; lost vs. Utah State 21–45+44−30Lost 9–28 vs. Colorado State-19Colorado StateWon 35–7 vs. Texas–Arlington+28Texas–ArlingtonLost 21–34 at SMU-13SMULost 14–21 at UTEP-7UTEPWon 57–13 vs. Northern Arizona+44Northern ArizonaLost 17–24 at New Mexico-7New MexicoLost 7–37 at West Texas-30West TexasWon 32–31 at North Texas+1North TexasWon 69–37 vs. Lamar+32LamarLost 21–45 vs. Utah State-24Utah State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12vsColorado StateL 9–⁠2858%
Sep 19vsTexas–ArlingtonW 35–⁠785%
Sep 26atSMUL 21–⁠3439%
Oct 3atUTEPL 14–⁠2136%
Oct 10vsNorthern ArizonaW 57–⁠1381%
Oct 17atNew MexicoL 17–⁠2442%
Oct 24atWest TexasL 7–⁠3727%
Oct 31atNorth TexasW 32–⁠3130%
Nov 14vsLamarW 69–⁠3782%
Nov 28vsUtah StateL 21–⁠4556%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Utah State 45–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
282–⁠277
Coach
Jim Wood
Elo
1349 −96 this season
SP+ rating
-18.9 No. 109 of 117; offense No. 87, defense No. 111
SRS
−15.5 No. 101 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1971

The 1971 draft
Rd 5George Wells LBSan Francisco 49ers