1946 UTEP
3–6 (2–4 Border Conference), coached by Jack Curtice. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Houston 21–7Oct 26
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs Drake | L 2–7 | 51% |
| Oct 12 | at Arizona | L 13–27 | 31% |
| Oct 19 | vsWest Texas | W 26–20 | 62% |
| Oct 26 | vs Houston | W 21–7 | 84% |
| Nov 2 | at New Mexico | L 13–21 | 39% |
| Nov 9 | at Arizona State | W 34–20 | 61% |
| Nov 16 | vsHardin Simmons | L 7–20 | 27% |
| Nov 22 | vs BYU | L 13–14 | 60% |
| Nov 28 | vs New Mexico State | L 7–14 | 77% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to New Mexico State 14–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).
- Record
- 3–6
- Conference
- 2–4 7th in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 136–150
- Coach
- Jack Curtice
- Elo
- 1359 −66 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −22.7 No. 110 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
1946 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin Simmons | 6–0 | 11–0 | |
 Texas Tech | 3–1 | 8–3 | |
| New Mexico | 4–2–1 | 5–5–2 | |
| Arizona | 2–2–1 | 4–4–2 | |
| West Texas | 3–4 | 5–5 | |
 Northern Arizona | 1–2–1 | 5–2–2 | |
 UTEP | 2–4 | 3–6 | |
| Arizona State | 1–4–1 | 2–7–2 | |
| New Mexico State | 1–4 | 5–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.