1953 New Mexico
5–3–1 (3–2–1 Skyline Conference), coached by Robert Titchenal. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat San Diego State 41–12Oct 17
By 29 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at Utah State | L 0–6 | 55% |
| Oct 3 | vs BYU | T 12–12 | 66% |
| Oct 10 | at Arizona | L 0–20 | 42% |
| Oct 17 | vs San Diego State | W 41–12 | 88% |
| Oct 24 | at Montana | W 41–13 | 55% |
| Oct 31 | vsDenver | W 20–18 | 70% |
| Nov 7 | at New Mexico State | W 28–6 | 77% |
| Nov 14 | vs Wyoming | W 9–7 | 51% |
| Nov 21 | at Colorado State | L 3–9 | 43% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Colorado State 9–3; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).
Led the nationBobby Lee: punt return average (19.4)
- Record
- 5–3–1
- Conference
- 3–2–1 4th in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 154–103
- Coach
- Robert Titchenal
- Elo
- 1485 +0 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −6.5 No. 78 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Skyline Conference
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Larry WhiteCAP-1; DN-1
Second team
- Jay CramptonOGDN-2
From Wikipedia’s 1953 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1953 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Utah | 5–0 | 8–2 | |
| Utah State | 5–2 | 8–3 | |
| Wyoming | 4–2–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| New Mexico | 3–2–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Colorado State | 3–4 | 4–5 | |
| Montana | 2–4 | 3–5 | |
| Denver | 1–5–1 | 3–5–2 | |
| BYU | 1–5–1 | 2–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.