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1938 UTEP

6–⁠3 (3–⁠2 Border Conference), coached by Mack Saxon.

Schedule and results

UTEP in 1938, game by game: won vs. New Mexico Military 26–0; won at Northern Colorado 32–0; won vs. New Mexico 7–6; lost vs. Texas Tech 7–14; lost at St. Mary’s (Texas) 6–13; won at Arizona 26–14; won vs. Arizona State 14–6; lost vs. New Mexico State 9–13; won at Fresno State 26–6+32−7Won 26–0 vs. New Mexico Military+26New Mexico Mili…Won 32–0 at Northern Colorado+32Northern Colora…Won 7–6 vs. New Mexico+1New MexicoLost 7–14 vs. Texas Tech-7Texas TechLost 6–13 at St. Mary’s (Texas)-7St. Mary’s (Tex…Won 26–14 at Arizona+12ArizonaWon 14–6 vs. Arizona State+8Arizona StateLost 9–13 vs. New Mexico State-4New Mexico StateWon 26–6 at Fresno State+20Fresno State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1vsNew Mexico MilitaryW 26–⁠085%
Oct 8atNorthern ColoradoW 32–⁠078%
Oct 15vsNew MexicoW 7–⁠658%
Oct 22vsTexas TechL 7–⁠1443%
Nov 5atSt. Mary’s (Texas)L 6–⁠1376%
Nov 12atArizonaW 26–⁠1435%
Nov 19vsArizona StateW 14–⁠686%
Nov 24vsNew Mexico StateL 9–⁠1361%
Dec 3atFresno StateW 26–⁠684%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Fresno State 26–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠2 4th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
153–⁠72
Coach
Mack Saxon
Elo
1468 +5 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.1 No. 93 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1938 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas Tech2–⁠010–⁠111
New Mexico State4–⁠17–⁠2
New Mexico4–⁠28–⁠3
UTEP3–⁠26–⁠3
Northern Arizona1–⁠22–⁠6–⁠1
Arizona0–⁠33–⁠6
Arizona State0–⁠43–⁠6

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