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1936 UTEP

5–⁠3–⁠1 (2–⁠1–⁠1 Border Conference), coached by Mack Saxon.

Schedule and results

UTEP in 1936, game by game: lost vs. West Texas 7–13; won at New Mexico Military 13–6; won vs. New Mexico 12–7; won at Sul Ross State 6–0; won at Western New Mexico 21–0; tied at Northern Arizona 0–0; lost vs. Arizona State 0–19; won vs. New Mexico State 27–7; lost vs. Hardin Simmons 6–34+21−28Lost 7–13 vs. West Texas-6West TexasWon 13–6 at New Mexico Military+7New Mexico Mili…Won 12–7 vs. New Mexico+5New MexicoWon 6–0 at Sul Ross State+6Sul Ross StateWon 21–0 at Western New Mexico+21Western New Mex…Tied 0–0 at Northern Arizona0Northern ArizonaLost 0–19 vs. Arizona State-19Arizona StateWon 27–7 vs. New Mexico State+20New Mexico StateLost 6–34 vs. Hardin Simmons-28Hardin Simmons
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3vsWest TexasL 7–⁠1367%
Oct 10atNew Mexico MilitaryW 13–⁠649%
Oct 17vsNew MexicoW 12–⁠743%
Oct 24atSul Ross StateW 6–⁠053%
Oct 31atWestern New MexicoW 21–⁠055%
Nov 7atNorthern ArizonaT 0–⁠066%
Nov 14vsArizona StateL 0–⁠1959%
Nov 26vsNew Mexico StateW 27–⁠733%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsHardin SimmonsSun BowlL 6–⁠3464%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Hardin Simmons 34–⁠6 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠1–⁠1 2nd in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
92–⁠86
Coach
Mack Saxon
Elo
1305 +18 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.4 No. 119 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1936 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona3–⁠0–⁠15–⁠2–⁠3
UTEP2–⁠1–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
New Mexico State3–⁠26–⁠4–⁠1
Northern Arizona2–⁠2–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Texas Tech0–⁠0–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Arizona State2–⁠44–⁠5
New Mexico1–⁠42–⁠7

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