1941 New Mexico

5–⁠4–⁠1 (3–⁠2–⁠1 Border Conference), coached by Ted Shipkey.

Schedule and results

New Mexico in 1941, game by game: won vs. Northern Arizona 12–6; won vs. UTEP 16–14; tied at Arizona State 0–0; lost vs. Arizona 6–31; lost at Texas Tech 0–36; won vs. Nevada 23–7; won at New Mexico State 28–0; lost at Marquette 0–34; lost vs. Loyola Marymount 3–7; won vs. Wyoming 28–0+28−36Won 12–6 vs. Northern Arizona+6Northern ArizonaWon 16–14 vs. UTEP+2UTEPTied 0–0 at Arizona State0Arizona StateLost 6–31 vs. Arizona-25ArizonaLost 0–36 at Texas Tech-36Texas TechWon 23–7 vs. Nevada+16NevadaWon 28–0 at New Mexico State+28New Mexico StateLost 0–34 at Marquette-34MarquetteLost 3–7 vs. Loyola Marymount-4Loyola MarymountWon 28–0 vs. Wyoming+28Wyoming
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wyoming 28–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠2–⁠1 5th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
116–⁠135
Coach
Ted Shipkey
Elo
1433 −65 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.0 No. 110 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1941 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona5–⁠07–⁠3
Texas Tech2–⁠09–⁠2
West Texas4–⁠18–⁠2
Hardin Simmons3–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
New Mexico3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
UTEP3–⁠44–⁠5–⁠1
Arizona State2–⁠4–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Northern Arizona1–⁠53–⁠5
New Mexico State0–⁠62–⁠7

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