1973 New Mexico State
5–6 (3–2 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Jim Bradley. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat West Texas 56–14Nov 3
By 42 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Drake | W 27–12 | 34% |
| Sep 8 | vs Lamar | W 24–7 | 83% |
| Sep 15 | at New Mexico | L 6–48 | 40% |
| Sep 22 | at Colorado State | L 27–31 | 44% |
| Sep 29 | vsWichita State | W 44–18 | 55% |
| Oct 6 | at UTEP | W 27–23 | 60% |
| Oct 13 | at San Diego State | L 0–27 | 17% |
| Oct 20 | at Tulsa | L 14–52 | 36% |
| Oct 27 | vs North Texas | L 7–27 | 60% |
| Nov 3 | vsWest Texas | W 56–14 | 60% |
| Nov 10 | vs Utah State | L 12–40 | 29% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Utah State 40–12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 3–2 tied for 3rd in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 244–299
- Coach
- Jim Bradley
- Elo
- 1342 −17 this season
- SP+ rating
- -17.0 No. 108 of 123; offense No. 89, defense No. 114
- SRS
- −18.7 No. 115 of 129 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1973 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa | 5–1 | 6–5 | |
| North Texas | 5–1 | 5–5–1 | |
 Louisville | 3–2 | 5–6 | |
 New Mexico State | 3–2 | 5–6 | |
| Wichita State | 2–4 | 4–7 | |
| West Texas | 1–5 | 2–9 | |
| Drake | 1–5 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.