1940 New Mexico
5–4 (4–2 Border Conference), coached by Ted Shipkey. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 18 Texas Tech 19–14Nov 30
Texas Tech was ranked No. 18, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | at Wyoming | L 3–7 | 63% |
| Oct 4 | vsWestern New Mexico | W 28–0 | 89% |
| Oct 11 | vs Arizona State | L 6–13 | 67% |
| Oct 19 | at UTEP | L 7–9 | 49% |
| Oct 26 | vs Colorado State | L 6–7 | 57% |
| Nov 9 | vs New Mexico State | W 39–6 | 77% |
| Nov 16 | vs Northern Arizona | W 46–28 | 90% |
| Nov 23 | at Arizona | W 13–12 | 30% |
| Nov 30 | vs 18Texas Tech | W 19–14 | 42% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Texas Tech 19–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).
- Record
- 5–4
- Conference
- 4–2 4th in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 167–96
- Coach
- Ted Shipkey
- Elo
- 1498 −12 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −9.9 No. 98 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
1940 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | 3–0–1 | 7–2–2 | |
| Arizona | 3–1 | 7–2 | |
| UTEP | 3–1–1 | 4–4–1 | |
 New Mexico | 4–2 | 5–4 | |
| New Mexico State | 1–4 | 3–6 | |
| Texas Tech | 0–1 | 9–1–1 | |
| Northern Arizona | 0–5 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.