1969 New Mexico

4–⁠6 (1–⁠5 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Rudy Feldman.

Schedule and results

New Mexico in 1969, game by game: lost at Army 14–31; lost vs. UTEP 6–21; won vs. Kansas 16–7; lost at BYU 15–41; lost vs. Utah 0–24; lost at Arizona 28–52; won at San José State 27–24; lost vs. Arizona State 17–48; won vs. Wyoming 24–12; won at New Mexico State 24–21+12−31Lost 14–31 at Army-17ArmyLost 6–21 vs. UTEP-15UTEPWon 16–7 vs. Kansas+9KansasLost 15–41 at BYU-26BYULost 0–24 vs. Utah-24UtahLost 28–52 at Arizona-24ArizonaWon 27–24 at San José State+3San José StateLost 17–48 vs. Arizona State-31Arizona StateWon 24–12 vs. Wyoming+12WyomingWon 24–21 at New Mexico State+3New Mexico State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat New Mexico State 24–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 80th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠5 7th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
171–⁠281
Coach
Rudy Feldman
Elo
1345 +53 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.1 No. 84 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Willie Shaw and Rocky Long

1969 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State6–⁠18–⁠2
Utah5–⁠18–⁠2
BYU4–⁠36–⁠4
Wyoming4–⁠36–⁠4
Arizona3–⁠33–⁠7
UTEP2–⁠54–⁠6
New Mexico1–⁠54–⁠6
Colorado State0–⁠44–⁠6

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