1970 New Mexico
7–3 (5–1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Rudy Feldman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat BYU 51–8Nov 14
By 43 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs Iowa State | L 3–32 | 54% |
| Sep 26 | at Utah | W 34–28 | 17% |
| Oct 3 | at Kansas | L 23–49 | 32% |
| Oct 10 | vs San José State | W 48–25 | 64% |
| Oct 17 | vs New Mexico State | W 24–17 | 58% |
| Oct 24 | at Wyoming | W 17–7 | 38% |
| Oct 31 | at UTEP | W 35–16 | 40% |
| Nov 7 | vs Arizona | W 35–7 | 62% |
| Nov 14 | vs BYU | W 51–8 | 69% |
| Nov 21 | at 9Arizona State | L 21–33 | 19% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Arizona State 33–21; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).
Led the nationFred Henry: yards per carry (7.3)
- Record
- 7–3
- Conference
- 5–1 2nd in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 291–222
- Coach
- Rudy Feldman
- Elo
- 1521 +124 this season
- SP+ rating
- 6.5 No. 45 of 117; offense No. 23, defense No. 91
- SRS
- 6.8 No. 43 of 123 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1971
The 1971 draft| Rd 3 | Sam Scarber RB | Dallas Cowboys |
1970 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | 7–0 | 11–0 | 6 |
 New Mexico | 5–1 | 7–3 | |
| Utah | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
| UTEP | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Arizona | 2–4 | 4–6 | |
 Colorado State | 1–3 | 4–7 | |
| BYU | 1–6 | 3–8 | |
| Wyoming | 1–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.