1966 New Mexico
2–8 (0–5 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Bill Weeks. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kansas State 28–8Sep 24
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs Utah State | W 17–8 | 37% |
| Sep 24 | at Kansas State | W 28–8 | 63% |
| Oct 1 | at UTEP | L 3–51 | 43% |
| Oct 8 | vs Arizona | L 15–36 | 70% |
| Oct 15 | at Wyoming | L 7–37 | 18% |
| Oct 22 | vs BYU | L 6–33 | 37% |
| Oct 29 | at Utah | L 0–27 | 22% |
| Nov 5 | vs Colorado State | L 6–45 | 38% |
| Nov 12 | vs New Mexico State | L 12–47 | 28% |
| Nov 19 | at Arizona State | L 7–28 | 21% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Arizona State 28–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 91st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).
- Record
- 2–8
- Conference
- 0–5 6th in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 101–320
- Coach
- Bill Weeks
- Elo
- 1301 −132 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −15.8 No. 108 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
1966 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 5–0 | 10–1 | |
| BYU | 3–2 | 8–2 | |
| Arizona State | 3–2 | 5–5 | |
| Utah | 3–2 | 5–5 | |
| Arizona | 1–4 | 3–7 | |
 New Mexico | 0–5 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.