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1961 New Mexico

7–⁠4 (3–⁠3 Skyline Conference), coached by Bill Weeks.

Schedule and results

New Mexico in 1961, game by game: won vs. New Mexico State 41–7; lost at Montana 8–40; won vs. UTEP 7–6; lost at Utah State 7–41; lost at Arizona 21–22; won vs. Air Force 21–6; won vs. Utah 21–16; lost vs. Wyoming 7–33; won at Colorado State 20–8; won vs. BYU 34–6; won vs. Western Michigan 28–12+34−34Won 41–7 vs. New Mexico State+34New Mexico StateLost 8–40 at Montana-32MontanaWon 7–6 vs. UTEP+1UTEPLost 7–41 at Utah State-34Utah StateLost 21–22 at Arizona-1ArizonaWon 21–6 vs. Air Force+15Air ForceWon 21–16 vs. Utah+5UtahLost 7–33 vs. Wyoming-26WyomingWon 20–8 at Colorado State+12Colorado StateWon 34–6 vs. BYU+28BYUWon 28–12 vs. Western Michigan+16Western Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsNew Mexico StateW 41–⁠739%
Sep 30atMontanaL 8–⁠4065%
Oct 7vsUTEPW 7–⁠674%
Oct 14atUtah StateL 7–⁠4126%
Oct 21atArizonaL 21–⁠2230%
Oct 28vsAir ForceW 21–⁠663%
Nov 4vsUtahW 21–⁠1647%
Nov 11vsWyomingL 7–⁠3338%
Nov 18atColorado StateW 20–⁠871%
Nov 25vsBYUW 34–⁠679%
Dec 9Bowls & playoffvsWestern MichiganAviation BowlW 28–⁠1284%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Western Michigan 28–⁠12 in the Aviation Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Skyline Conference.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
215–⁠197
Coach
Bill Weeks
Elo
1511 +29 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.2 No. 73 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1961 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah State5–⁠0–⁠19–⁠1–⁠110
Wyoming5–⁠0–⁠16–⁠1–⁠2
New Mexico3–⁠37–⁠4
Utah3–⁠36–⁠4
Montana2–⁠42–⁠6
BYU2–⁠42–⁠8
Colorado State0–⁠60–⁠10

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