1954 New Mexico
5–5 (3–3 Skyline Conference), coached by Robert Titchenal. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat San Diego State 28–7Sep 25
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | at BYU | W 21–12 | 57% |
| Sep 25 | at San Diego State | W 28–7 | 86% |
| Oct 2 | vs Utah State | L 0–6 | 70% |
| Oct 16 | at Wyoming | L 7–9 | 39% |
| Oct 23 | vs Arizona | L 7–41 | 52% |
| Oct 29 | atDenver | L 6–19 | 33% |
| Nov 6 | vs Montana | W 20–14 | 68% |
| Nov 13 | vs Colorado State | W 10–7 | 65% |
| Nov 20 | vs New Mexico State | W 39–27 | 90% |
| Nov 27 | at San José State | L 14–26 | 36% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to San José State 26–14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 4th in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 152–168
- Coach
- Robert Titchenal
- Elo
- 1434 −56 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −16.1 No. 99 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Skyline Conference
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Larry WhiteCAP-1
Second team
- Jay CramptonOGAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1954 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1954 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 6–1 | 9–1 | |
| Wyoming | 5–1 | 6–4 | |
| Utah State | 4–3 | 4–6 | |
| New Mexico | 3–3 | 5–5 | |
 Utah | 3–3 | 4–7 | |
| Colorado State | 3–4 | 3–7 | |
| Montana | 1–5 | 3–6 | |
| BYU | 1–6 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.