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1950 UTEP

7–⁠3 (4–⁠2 Border Conference), coached by Mike Brumbelow.

Schedule and results

UTEP in 1950, game by game: lost at Cincinnati 0–32; won vs. New Mexico State 40–0; won vs. Idaho 43–33; won vs. Arizona 14–13; won at New Mexico 41–13; lost at Texas Tech 7–61; lost vs. West Texas 12–40; won vs. Hardin Simmons 21–20; won vs. West Virginia 48–7; won at Hawai’i 46–13+41−54Lost 0–32 at Cincinnati-32CincinnatiWon 40–0 vs. New Mexico State+40New Mexico StateWon 43–33 vs. Idaho+10IdahoWon 14–13 vs. Arizona+1ArizonaWon 41–13 at New Mexico+28New MexicoLost 7–61 at Texas Tech-54Texas TechLost 12–40 vs. West Texas-28West TexasWon 21–20 vs. Hardin Simmons+1Hardin SimmonsWon 48–7 vs. West Virginia+41West VirginiaWon 46–13 at Hawai’i+33Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16atCincinnatiL 0–⁠3253%
Sep 23vsNew Mexico StateW 40–⁠080%
Oct 7vsIdahoW 43–⁠3370%
Oct 14vsArizonaW 14–⁠1377%
Oct 21atNew MexicoW 41–⁠1371%
Oct 28atTexas TechL 7–⁠6162%
Nov 4vsWest TexasL 12–⁠4057%
Nov 11vsHardin SimmonsW 21–⁠2050%
Nov 25vsWest VirginiaW 48–⁠772%
Dec 1atHawai’iW 46–⁠1381%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Hawai’i 46–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠2 3rd in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
272–⁠232
Coach
Mike Brumbelow
Elo
1499 −42 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.3 No. 72 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1950 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Texas6–⁠010–⁠1
Arizona State4–⁠19–⁠2
UTEP4–⁠27–⁠3
Texas Tech3–⁠23–⁠8
Hardin Simmons3–⁠35–⁠5
Arizona2–⁠44–⁠6
New Mexico2–⁠52–⁠8
New Mexico State1–⁠42–⁠7
Northern Arizona0–⁠42–⁠7

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