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1962 New Mexico

7–⁠2–⁠1 (2–⁠1–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Bill Weeks.

Schedule and results

New Mexico in 1962, game by game: won vs. New Mexico State 28–17; won at Wyoming 25–21; won vs. Arizona 35–25; lost at UTEP 14–16; won vs. Utah State 14–13; tied at Utah 7–7; won at San José State 25–13; lost at BYU 0–27; won vs. Colorado State 21–8; won vs. Montana 41–12+29−27Won 28–17 vs. New Mexico State+11New Mexico StateWon 25–21 at Wyoming+4WyomingWon 35–25 vs. Arizona+10ArizonaLost 14–16 at UTEP-2UTEPWon 14–13 vs. Utah State+1Utah StateTied 7–7 at Utah0UtahWon 25–13 at San José State+12San José StateLost 0–27 at BYU-27BYUWon 21–8 vs. Colorado State+13Colorado StateWon 41–12 vs. Montana+29Montana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsNew Mexico StateW 28–⁠1757%
Sep 22atWyomingW 25–⁠2129%
Sep 29vsArizonaW 35–⁠2553%
Oct 6atUTEPL 14–⁠1673%
Oct 13vsUtah StateW 14–⁠1346%
Oct 20atUtahT 7–⁠748%
Oct 27atSan José StateW 25–⁠1371%
Nov 3atBYUL 0–⁠2768%
Nov 10vsColorado StateW 21–⁠888%
Nov 17vsMontanaW 41–⁠1280%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Montana 41–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Western Athletic Conference champions2–⁠1–⁠1 in the conference

Record
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠1–⁠1 first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
210–⁠159
Coach
Bill Weeks
Elo
1550 +42 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.6 No. 75 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1962 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
New Mexico2–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Wyoming2–⁠25–⁠5
Arizona2–⁠25–⁠5
BYU2–⁠24–⁠6
Arizona State1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Utah1–⁠2–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1

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