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1964 New Mexico

9–⁠2 (3–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Bill Weeks.

Schedule and results

New Mexico in 1964, game by game: lost at Utah 0–16; won vs. Montana 20–0; won at BYU 26–14; won vs. Arizona 10–7; lost vs. Utah State 3–14; won vs. New Mexico State 18–14; won at Wyoming 17–6; won at UTEP 20–12; won vs. Colorado State 42–0; won at Hawai’i 20–0; won vs. Kansas State 9–7+42−16Lost 0–16 at Utah-16UtahWon 20–0 vs. Montana+20MontanaWon 26–14 at BYU+12BYUWon 10–7 vs. Arizona+3ArizonaLost 3–14 vs. Utah State-11Utah StateWon 18–14 vs. New Mexico State+4New Mexico StateWon 17–6 at Wyoming+11WyomingWon 20–12 at UTEP+8UTEPWon 42–0 vs. Colorado State+42Colorado StateWon 20–0 at Hawai’i+20Hawai’iWon 9–7 vs. Kansas State+2Kansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19atUtahL 0–⁠1648%
Sep 26vsMontanaW 20–⁠088%
Oct 2atBYUW 26–⁠1463%
Oct 10vsArizonaW 10–⁠757%
Oct 17vsUtah StateL 3–⁠1444%
Oct 24vsNew Mexico StateW 18–⁠1474%
Oct 31atWyomingW 17–⁠636%
Nov 7atUTEPW 20–⁠1269%
Nov 14vsColorado StateW 42–⁠082%
Nov 20atHawai’iW 20–⁠091%
Nov 28vsKansas StateW 9–⁠784%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kansas State 9–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Western Athletic Conference champions3–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Arizona and Utah

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠1 shared first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
185–⁠90
Coach
Bill Weeks
Elo
1589 +61 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
5.5 No. 48 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1964 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah3–⁠19–⁠2
New Mexico3–⁠19–⁠2
Arizona3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Wyoming2–⁠26–⁠2–⁠2
Arizona State0–⁠28–⁠2
BYU0–⁠43–⁠6–⁠1

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