1972 New Mexico
3–8 (2–4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Rudy Feldman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat UTEP 56–7Oct 21
By 49 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs New Mexico State | W 55–20 | 73% |
| Sep 23 | vs Texas Tech | L 16–41 | 60% |
| Sep 30 | at Iowa State | L 0–31 | 28% |
| Oct 7 | at Wyoming | W 17–14 | 51% |
| Oct 14 | vs Arizona | L 15–27 | 69% |
| Oct 21 | at UTEP | W 56–7 | 60% |
| Oct 28 | at Utah | L 14–59 | 41% |
| Nov 4 | vs San José State | L 7–14 | 58% |
| Nov 11 | at 19Arizona State | L 7–60 | 13% |
| Nov 18 | at Houston | L 14–33 | 23% |
| Nov 25 | vs BYU | L 7–21 | 44% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to BYU 21–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 2–4 6th in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 208–327
- Coach
- Rudy Feldman
- Elo
- 1385 −135 this season
- SP+ rating
- -15.0 No. 106 of 121; offense No. 73, defense No. 109
- SRS
- −13.0 No. 103 of 127 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1972 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | 5–1 | 10–2 | 13 |
| BYU | 5–2 | 7–4 | |
| Utah | 5–2 | 6–5 | |
| Arizona | 4–3 | 4–7 | |
| Wyoming | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
 New Mexico | 2–4 | 3–8 | |
 Colorado State | 1–4 | 1–10 | |
| UTEP | 1–6 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.