1951 New Mexico
4–7 (2–4 Skyline Conference), coached by Dudley DeGroot. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northern Arizona 55–6Sep 22
By 49 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vs Northern Arizona | W 55–6 | 87% |
| Sep 29 | at Montana | L 7–25 | 34% |
| Oct 6 | at New Mexico State | W 20–0 | 54% |
| Oct 13 | atDenver | L 17–33 | 30% |
| Oct 20 | at UTEP | L 7–32 | 34% |
| Oct 27 | vs Colorado State | L 15–20 | 29% |
| Nov 3 | at Arizona | L 20–32 | 30% |
| Nov 10 | vs Wyoming | L 7–41 | 16% |
| Nov 17 | vs BYU | W 34–0 | 44% |
| Nov 24 | vs Texas Tech | L 14–60 | 30% |
| Dec 1 | vs Utah State | W 17–13 | 48% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Utah State 17–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).
Led the nationChuck Hill: kickoff return yards (504 yds)
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 2–4 7th in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 213–262
- Coach
- Dudley DeGroot
- Elo
- 1309 −19 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −22.5 No. 110 of 116 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Skyline Conference
1 first teamFirst team
Chuck HillB
From Wikipedia’s 1951 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1951 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Utah | 4–1 | 7–4 | |
| Wyoming | 5–1–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| Denver | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Colorado State | 3–3–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| BYU | 2–3–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Utah State | 2–4–1 | 3–5–1 | |
| New Mexico | 2–4 | 4–7 | |
| Montana | 1–4 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.