1942 New Mexico
4–5–2 (3–4 Border Conference), coached by Willis Barnes. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat New Mexico State 32–0Oct 10
By 32 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vsKirtland Field | W 7–6 | 86% |
| Sep 26 | vs Northern Arizona | W 26–6 | 89% |
| Oct 2 | at UTEP | L 0–7 | 49% |
| Oct 10 | vs New Mexico State | W 32–0 | 80% |
| Oct 17 | at Colorado | L 0–12 | 36% |
| Oct 24 | vs Texas Tech | L 0–20 | 46% |
| Oct 31 | at Nevada | T 0–0 | 70% |
| Nov 7 | at Arizona | L 13–14 | 22% |
| Nov 14 | vsWest Texas | L 7–13 | 53% |
| Nov 21 | atLoyola Marymount | T 14–14 | 45% |
| Nov 28 | vs Arizona State | W 35–7 | 77% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Arizona State 35–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).
- Record
- 4–5–2
- Conference
- 3–4 6th in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 134–99
- Coach
- Willis Barnes
- Elo
- 1398 −58 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −15.7 No. 104 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1942 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin Simmons | 4–0–1 | 9–1–1 | |
| Texas Tech | 3–0–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| West Texas | 5–2 | 7–2 | |
| Arizona | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
| UTEP | 4–3 | 5–4 | |
 New Mexico | 3–4 | 4–5–2 | |
| Arizona State | 2–5 | 2–8 | |
| Northern Arizona | 1–4 | 1–5 | |
| New Mexico State | 0–6 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.