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1942 UTEP

5–⁠4 (4–⁠3 Border Conference), coached by Walter Milner.

Schedule and results

UTEP in 1942, game by game: won vs. New Mexico 7–0; lost at Louisiana Tech 0–20; won at Abilene Christian 20–14; lost at West Texas 0–7; lost at Hardin Simmons 7–39; won vs. Northern Arizona 20–0; won vs. Arizona State 40–6; lost vs. Arizona 7–19; won vs. New Mexico State 61–6+55−32Won 7–0 vs. New Mexico+7New MexicoLost 0–20 at Louisiana Tech-20Louisiana TechWon 20–14 at Abilene Christian+6Abilene Christi…Lost 0–7 at West Texas-7West TexasLost 7–39 at Hardin Simmons-32Hardin SimmonsWon 20–0 vs. Northern Arizona+20Northern ArizonaWon 40–6 vs. Arizona State+34Arizona StateLost 7–19 vs. Arizona-12ArizonaWon 61–6 vs. New Mexico State+55New Mexico State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2vsNew MexicoW 7–⁠051%
Oct 10atLouisiana TechL 0–⁠2079%
Oct 17atAbilene ChristianW 20–⁠1479%
Oct 24atWest TexasL 0–⁠735%
Oct 31atHardin SimmonsL 7–⁠3918%
Nov 7vsNorthern ArizonaW 20–⁠086%
Nov 14vsArizona StateW 40–⁠670%
Nov 21vsArizonaL 7–⁠1936%
Nov 26vsNew Mexico StateW 61–⁠683%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat New Mexico State 61–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠3 5th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
162–⁠111
Coach
Walter Milner
Elo
1387 −28 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.3 No. 106 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1942 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Hardin Simmons4–⁠0–⁠19–⁠1–⁠1
Texas Tech3–⁠0–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
West Texas5–⁠27–⁠2
Arizona4–⁠26–⁠4
UTEP4–⁠35–⁠4
New Mexico3–⁠44–⁠5–⁠2
Arizona State2–⁠52–⁠8
Northern Arizona1–⁠41–⁠5
New Mexico State0–⁠61–⁠8

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