1950 New Mexico

2–⁠8 (2–⁠5 Border Conference), coached by Dudley DeGroot.

Schedule and results

New Mexico in 1950, game by game: won vs. Northern Arizona 78–0; lost at Arizona State 6–41; won vs. New Mexico State 26–13; lost vs. West Texas 6–45; lost vs. UTEP 13–41; lost at Wyoming 0–44; lost vs. Arizona 0–38; lost at No. 1 Army 0–51; lost vs. Bradley 19–20; lost at Texas Tech 12–37+78−51Won 78–0 vs. Northern Arizona+78Northern ArizonaLost 6–41 at Arizona State-35Arizona StateWon 26–13 vs. New Mexico State+13New Mexico StateLost 6–45 vs. West Texas-39West TexasLost 13–41 vs. UTEP-28UTEPLost 0–44 at Wyoming-44WyomingLost 0–38 vs. Arizona-38ArizonaLost 0–51 at No. 1 Army-51No. 1 ArmyLost 19–20 vs. Bradley-1BradleyLost 12–37 at Texas Tech-25Texas Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas Tech 37–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 105th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Led the nationChuck Hill: kickoff return yards (729 yds)

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠5 7th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
160–⁠330
Coach
Dudley DeGroot
Elo
1242 −88 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.1 No. 112 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1950 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Texas6–⁠010–⁠1
Arizona State4–⁠19–⁠2
UTEP4–⁠27–⁠3
Texas Tech3–⁠23–⁠8
Hardin Simmons3–⁠35–⁠5
Arizona2–⁠44–⁠6
New Mexico2–⁠52–⁠8
New Mexico State1–⁠42–⁠7
Northern Arizona0–⁠42–⁠7

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