1937 UTEP

7–⁠1–⁠2 (2–⁠1–⁠1 Border Conference), coached by Mack Saxon.

Schedule and results

UTEP in 1937, game by game: lost at New Mexico State 0–14; won at New Mexico Military 19–3; won vs. West Texas 16–14; tied at New Mexico 7–7; tied at California–Santa Barbara 13–13; won vs. Northern Colorado 20–0; won vs. Northern Arizona 53–13; won at Arizona State 19–0; won vs. Sul Ross State 34–20; won vs. St. Edward’s 34–7+40−14Lost 0–14 at New Mexico State-14New Mexico StateWon 19–3 at New Mexico Military+16New Mexico Mili…Won 16–14 vs. West Texas+2West TexasTied 7–7 at New Mexico0New MexicoTied 13–13 at California–Santa Barbara0California–Sant…Won 20–0 vs. Northern Colorado+20Northern Colora…Won 53–13 vs. Northern Arizona+40Northern ArizonaWon 19–0 at Arizona State+19Arizona StateWon 34–20 vs. Sul Ross State+14Sul Ross StateWon 34–7 vs. St. Edward’s+27St. Edward’s
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat St. Edward’s 34–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

Record
7–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠1–⁠1 4th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
215–⁠91
Coach
Mack Saxon
Elo
1445 +75 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.2 No. 78 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1937 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas Tech3–⁠08–⁠4
New Mexico State4–⁠17–⁠2
Arizona3–⁠18–⁠2
UTEP2–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠2
New Mexico2–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Northern Arizona1–⁠45–⁠5
Arizona State0–⁠50–⁠8–⁠1

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