1938 New Mexico
8–3 (4–2 Border Conference), coached by Ted Shipkey. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Colorado College 45–0Oct 7
By 45 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vsWestern New Mexico | W 40–0 | 85% |
| Sep 30 | vs Arizona State | W 21–0 | 82% |
| Oct 7 | vsColorado College | W 45–0 | 61% |
| Oct 15 | at UTEP | L 6–7 | 42% |
| Oct 22 | at Northern Arizona | W 20–0 | 79% |
| Oct 29 | at Arizona | W 20–7 | 39% |
| Nov 5 | vsDenver | W 7–6 | 62% |
| Nov 12 | vs New Mexico State | W 6–2 | 67% |
| Nov 19 | vs 19Texas Tech | L 7–17 | 46% |
| Nov 24 | vs Colorado State | W 27–7 | 77% |
| Jan 2Bowls & playoff | vs UtahSun Bowl | L 0–26 | 43% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Utah 26–0 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Border Conference champions.
In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).
Border Conference champions4–2 in the conference, shared with New Mexico State
- Record
- 8–3
- Conference
- 4–2 3rd in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 199–72
- Coach
- Ted Shipkey
- Elo
- 1504 +67 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −7.7 No. 90 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1939
The 1939 draft| Rd 7 | Bill Dwyer B | Chicago Cardinals |
1938 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech | 2–0 | 10–1 | 11 |
| New Mexico State | 4–1 | 7–2 | |
 New Mexico | 4–2 | 8–3 | |
| UTEP | 3–2 | 6–3 | |
| Northern Arizona | 1–2 | 2–6–1 | |
| Arizona | 0–3 | 3–6 | |
| Arizona State | 0–4 | 3–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.