1947 New Mexico
4–5–1 (1–5–1 Border Conference), coached by Berl Huffman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Fresno State 34–3Nov 8
By 31 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs Arizona State | L 12–25 | 72% |
| Oct 4 | at Kansas State | W 20–18 | 59% |
| Oct 11 | vs New Mexico State | W 20–0 | 69% |
| Oct 18 | atHardin Simmons | L 7–33 | 19% |
| Oct 25 | at Arizona | L 12–22 | 31% |
| Nov 1 | at UTEP | T 20–20 | 38% |
| Nov 8 | vs Fresno State | W 34–3 | 82% |
| Nov 15 | vs Drake | W 8–7 | 75% |
| Nov 22 | vs Texas Tech | L 20–26 | 41% |
| Nov 29 | vsWest Texas | L 18–28 | 46% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to West Texas 28–18; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 76th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).
- Record
- 4–5–1
- Conference
- 1–5–1 7th in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 171–182
- Coach
- Berl Huffman
- Elo
- 1366 −61 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −17.2 No. 107 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1947 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech | 4–0 | 6–5 | |
| Hardin Simmons | 5–1 | 8–3 | |
| West Texas | 5–2 | 7–4 | |
| Arizona | 3–2 | 5–4–1 | |
| UTEP | 3–3–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Arizona State | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
 New Mexico | 1–5–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| New Mexico State | 1–4 | 3–6 | |
 Northern Arizona | 0–4 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.