1937 New Mexico

4–⁠4–⁠1 (2–⁠3–⁠1 Border Conference), coached by Ted Shipkey.

Schedule and results

New Mexico in 1937, game by game: won vs. Western New Mexico 14–0; lost at Denver 0–12; lost at New Mexico State 0–5; tied vs. UTEP 7–7; lost at Texas Tech 0–27; won vs. Arizona State 15–7; won at Colorado College 26–6; lost vs. Arizona 0–23; won vs. Northern Arizona 7–6+20−27Won 14–0 vs. Western New Mexico+14Western New Mex…Lost 0–12 at Denver-12DenverLost 0–5 at New Mexico State-5New Mexico StateTied 7–7 vs. UTEP0UTEPLost 0–27 at Texas Tech-27Texas TechWon 15–7 vs. Arizona State+8Arizona StateWon 26–6 at Colorado College+20Colorado CollegeLost 0–23 vs. Arizona-23ArizonaWon 7–6 vs. Northern Arizona+1Northern Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Northern Arizona 7–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Record
4–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠3–⁠1 5th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
69–⁠93
Coach
Ted Shipkey
Elo
1405 −5 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.4 No. 104 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
William Murphy

1937 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas Tech3–⁠08–⁠4
New Mexico State4–⁠17–⁠2
Arizona3–⁠18–⁠2
UTEP2–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠2
New Mexico2–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Northern Arizona1–⁠45–⁠5
Arizona State0–⁠50–⁠8–⁠1

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