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1963 New Mexico

6–⁠4 (3–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Bill Weeks.

Schedule and results

New Mexico in 1963, game by game: won vs. UTEP 23–7; lost vs. Utah 6–19; lost at Utah State 14–47; lost at New Mexico State 12–13; won vs. Montana 24–6; won at Colorado State 25–0; won vs. Wyoming 17–6; lost vs. Air Force 8–30; won vs. BYU 26–0; won at Arizona 22–15+26−33Won 23–7 vs. UTEP+16UTEPLost 6–19 vs. Utah-13UtahLost 14–47 at Utah State-33Utah StateLost 12–13 at New Mexico State-1New Mexico StateWon 24–6 vs. Montana+18MontanaWon 25–0 at Colorado State+25Colorado StateWon 17–6 vs. Wyoming+11WyomingLost 8–30 vs. Air Force-22Air ForceWon 26–0 vs. BYU+26BYUWon 22–15 at Arizona+7Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsUTEPW 23–⁠768%
Oct 5vsUtahL 6–⁠1970%
Oct 12atUtah StateL 14–⁠4728%
Oct 19atNew Mexico StateL 12–⁠1346%
Oct 26vsMontanaW 24–⁠677%
Nov 2atColorado StateW 25–⁠066%
Nov 9vsWyomingW 17–⁠651%
Nov 16vsAir ForceL 8–⁠3061%
Nov 30vsBYUW 26–⁠078%
Dec 7atArizonaW 22–⁠1542%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arizona 22–⁠15; unranked in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Western Athletic Conference champions3–⁠1 in the conference

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠1 2nd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
177–⁠143
Coach
Bill Weeks
Elo
1542 +9 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.8 No. 79 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1963 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State3–⁠08–⁠1
New Mexico3–⁠16–⁠4
Arizona2–⁠25–⁠5
Utah2–⁠24–⁠6
Wyoming2–⁠36–⁠4
BYU0–⁠42–⁠8

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