1971 New Mexico
6–3–2 (5–1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Rudy Feldman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat UTEP 49–13Nov 13
By 36 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | at Texas Tech | W 13–10 | 43% |
| Sep 25 | vs Iowa State | L 20–44 | 63% |
| Oct 1 | at BYU | W 14–0 | 44% |
| Oct 9 | vs New Mexico State | T 35–35 | 73% |
| Oct 16 | at San José State | T 21–21 | 64% |
| Oct 23 | vs 14Arizona State | L 28–60 | 33% |
| Oct 30 | at Arizona | W 34–28 | 48% |
| Nov 6 | vs Utah | W 57–39 | 67% |
| Nov 13 | vs UTEP | W 49–13 | 69% |
| Nov 20 | vs Wyoming | W 49–14 | 74% |
| Nov 27 | at Hawai’i | L 21–28 | 79% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Hawai’i 28–21; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).
- Record
- 6–3–2
- Conference
- 5–1 2nd in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 341–292
- Coach
- Rudy Feldman
- Elo
- 1530 +17 this season
- SP+ rating
- 7.7 No. 42 of 120; offense No. 10, defense No. 110
- SRS
- 4.9 No. 39 of 128 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Rocky Long, Herman Fredenberg and Bob Gaines
1971 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | 7–0 | 11–1 | 8 |
 New Mexico | 5–1 | 6–3–2 | |
| Arizona | 3–3 | 5–6 | |
| BYU | 3–4 | 5–6 | |
| Wyoming | 3–4 | 5–6 | |
| Utah | 3–4 | 3–8 | |
 Colorado State | 1–4 | 3–8 | |
| UTEP | 1–6 | 5–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.