1939 New Mexico
8–2 (4–2 Border Conference), coached by Ted Shipkey. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northern Arizona 33–0Oct 27
By 33 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vsWestern New Mexico | W 29–7 | 90% |
| Sep 29 | vs Wyoming | W 34–7 | 68% |
| Oct 6 | atDenver | W 7–6 | 42% |
| Oct 12 | vs UTEP | W 14–0 | 72% |
| Oct 21 | at Texas Tech | L 7–19 | 44% |
| Oct 27 | vs Northern Arizona | W 33–0 | 94% |
| Nov 10 | at New Mexico State | W 9–6 | 58% |
| Nov 18 | at Arizona State | L 6–28 | 60% |
| Nov 25 | vs Arizona | W 7–6 | 63% |
| Nov 30 | vs Colorado State | W 21–19 | 75% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Colorado State 21–19; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).
- Record
- 8–2
- Conference
- 4–2 tied for 2nd in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 167–98
- Coach
- Ted Shipkey
- Elo
- 1515 +12 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −11.2 No. 109 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1939 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | 4–0 | 8–2–1 | |
 New Mexico | 4–2 | 8–2 | |
| Texas Tech | 2–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| UTEP | 3–2 | 5–4 | |
| Arizona | 1–2 | 6–4 | |
| New Mexico State | 1–4 | 3–6 | |
| Northern Arizona | 0–4 | 1–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.