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1934 New Mexico

8–⁠1 (3–⁠1 Border Conference), coached by Gwinn Henry.

Schedule and results

New Mexico in 1934, game by game: won vs. New Mexico Highlands 76–7; won vs. Northern Arizona 33–6; won at UTEP 21–15; won at Arizona State 18–12; won vs. New Mexico Military 26–7; lost at Arizona 6–14; won vs. Western New Mexico 26–0; won vs. New Mexico State 12–6; won vs. Colorado College 33–6+69−8Won 76–7 vs. New Mexico Highlands+69New Mexico High…Won 33–6 vs. Northern Arizona+27Northern ArizonaWon 21–15 at UTEP+6UTEPWon 18–12 at Arizona State+6Arizona StateWon 26–7 vs. New Mexico Military+19New Mexico Mili…Lost 6–14 at Arizona-8ArizonaWon 26–0 vs. Western New Mexico+26Western New Mex…Won 12–6 vs. New Mexico State+6New Mexico StateWon 33–6 vs. Colorado College+27Colorado College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsNew Mexico HighlandsW 76–⁠779%
Oct 5vsNorthern ArizonaW 33–⁠675%
Oct 13atUTEPW 21–⁠1532%
Oct 20atArizona StateW 18–⁠1251%
Oct 27vsNew Mexico MilitaryW 26–⁠780%
Nov 3atArizonaL 6–⁠1439%
Nov 12vsWestern New MexicoW 26–⁠083%
Nov 17vsNew Mexico StateW 12–⁠664%
Nov 29vsColorado CollegeW 33–⁠675%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colorado College 33–⁠6; 2nd in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠1 2nd in Border Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
251–⁠73
Coach
Gwinn Henry
Elo
1465 +110 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.3 No. 101 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Guyton Hays

1934 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas Tech1–⁠07–⁠2–⁠1
New Mexico3–⁠18–⁠1
Arizona2–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Arizona State2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
New Mexico State0–⁠1–⁠34–⁠1–⁠3
Northern Arizona0–⁠3–⁠11–⁠5–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.