1957 New Mexico
4–6 (2–4 Skyline Conference), coached by Dick Clausen. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Arizona 27–0Oct 19
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs New Mexico State | W 25–7 | 70% |
| Sep 28 | at Colorado State | W 30–7 | 41% |
| Oct 5 | vs UTEP | L 13–15 | 36% |
| Oct 12 | at Utah State | W 14–10 | 39% |
| Oct 19 | at Arizona | W 27–0 | 49% |
| Oct 26 | at Montana | L 6–21 | 68% |
| Nov 1 | vsDenver | L 0–19 | 60% |
| Nov 16 | vs Wyoming | L 13–20 | 37% |
| Nov 23 | at Air Force | L 0–31 | 71% |
| Nov 30 | vs BYU | L 12–14 | 52% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to BYU 14–12; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 83rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 2–4 5th in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 140–144
- Coach
- Dick Clausen
- Elo
- 1332 −54 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −16.7 No. 98 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Skyline Conference
2 second teamSecond team
Jerry NesbittOGDN-2- Don PerkinsRBDN-2
From Wikipedia’s 1957 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1957 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Utah | 5–1 | 6–4 | |
| BYU | 5–1–1 | 5–3–2 | |
| Denver | 5–2 | 6–4 | |
| Wyoming | 3–2–2 | 4–3–3 | |
| New Mexico | 2–4 | 4–6 | |
| Colorado State | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| Montana | 2–5 | 2–7 | |
| Utah State | 1–5–1 | 2–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.