1944 New Mexico
1–7 (1–2 Border Conference), coached by Willis Barnes. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northern Arizona 47–14Sep 23
By 33 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vsAmarillo Field | L 2–21 | 48% |
| Sep 23 | vs Northern Arizona | W 47–14 | 89% |
| Sep 30 | vsColorado College | L 7–25 | 56% |
| Oct 7 | vsWest Texas | L 12–19 | 48% |
| Oct 14 | vsSecond Air Force (Colorado) | L 6–89 | 52% |
| Nov 4 | vs Colorado | L 0–39 | 25% |
| Nov 11 | vsDenver | L 6–41 | 41% |
| Nov 18 | at Texas Tech | L 7–13 | 24% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Texas Tech 13–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 99th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).
- Record
- 1–7
- Conference
- 1–2 3rd in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 87–261
- Coach
- Willis Barnes
- Elo
- 1257 −177 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −19.0 No. 86 of 95 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
1944 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech | 2–0 | 4–7 | |
| West Texas | 1–1 | 4–3 | |
 New Mexico | 1–2 | 1–7 | |
| Northern Arizona | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.