1948 New Mexico

2–⁠9 (1–⁠6 Border Conference), coached by Berl Huffman.

Schedule and results

New Mexico in 1948, game by game: won at Colorado 9–6; lost at Texas 0–47; won vs. New Mexico State 61–0; lost vs. Hardin Simmons 19–28; lost vs. UTEP 13–27; lost at Fresno State 14–20; lost vs. Arizona 6–14; lost at Drake 0–13; lost at Texas Tech 7–14; lost at West Texas 0–19; lost at Arizona State 17–28+61−47Won 9–6 at Colorado+3ColoradoLost 0–47 at Texas-47TexasWon 61–0 vs. New Mexico State+61New Mexico StateLost 19–28 vs. Hardin Simmons-9Hardin SimmonsLost 13–27 vs. UTEP-14UTEPLost 14–20 at Fresno State-6Fresno StateLost 6–14 vs. Arizona-8ArizonaLost 0–13 at Drake-13DrakeLost 7–14 at Texas Tech-7Texas TechLost 0–19 at West Texas-19West TexasLost 17–28 at Arizona State-11Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona State 28–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 97th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠6 8th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
146–⁠216
Coach
Berl Huffman
Elo
1282 −129 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.6 No. 105 of 117 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1948 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas Tech5–⁠07–⁠3
UTEP4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Arizona3–⁠26–⁠5
Arizona State3–⁠25–⁠5
Hardin Simmons3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠3
West Texas2–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Arizona1–⁠24–⁠5
New Mexico1–⁠62–⁠9
New Mexico State0–⁠43–⁠7

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