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1949 New Mexico

2–⁠8 (1–⁠6 Border Conference), coached by Berl Huffman.

Schedule and results

New Mexico in 1949, game by game: lost vs. Wyoming 14–41; won at New Mexico State 14–13; lost at Rice 0–55; lost vs. Hardin Simmons 7–34; lost at UTEP 0–7; lost vs. Arizona State 19–28; lost at Arizona 14–46; won vs. Colorado 17–15; lost vs. Texas Tech 0–27; lost vs. West Texas 13–41+7−55Lost 14–41 vs. Wyoming-27WyomingWon 14–13 at New Mexico State+1New Mexico StateLost 0–55 at Rice-55RiceLost 7–34 vs. Hardin Simmons-27Hardin SimmonsLost 0–7 at UTEP-7UTEPLost 19–28 vs. Arizona State-9Arizona StateLost 14–46 at Arizona-32ArizonaWon 17–15 vs. Colorado+2ColoradoLost 0–27 vs. Texas Tech-27Texas TechLost 13–41 vs. West Texas-28West Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsWyomingL 14–⁠4146%
Sep 30atNew Mexico StateW 14–⁠1346%
Oct 8atRiceL 0–⁠5516%
Oct 15vsHardin SimmonsL 7–⁠3419%
Oct 22atUTEPL 0–⁠712%
Oct 29vsArizona StateL 19–⁠2840%
Nov 5atArizonaL 14–⁠4629%
Nov 12vsColoradoW 17–⁠1535%
Nov 19vsTexas TechL 0–⁠2724%
Nov 26vsWest TexasL 13–⁠4137%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to West Texas 41–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 104th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠6 8th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
98–⁠307
Coach
Berl Huffman
Elo
1245 −110 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−25.1 No. 112 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1949 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas Tech5–⁠07–⁠5
Arizona State4–⁠17–⁠3
UTEP4–⁠28–⁠2–⁠1
Hardin Simmons4–⁠26–⁠4–⁠1
West Texas3–⁠25–⁠4
Arizona2–⁠42–⁠7–⁠1
New Mexico State1–⁠44–⁠6
New Mexico1–⁠62–⁠8
Northern Arizona0–⁠31–⁠6–⁠1

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