1952 UTEP

5–⁠5–⁠1 (2–⁠3–⁠1 Border Conference), coached by Mike Brumbelow.

Schedule and results

UTEP in 1952, game by game: lost vs. North Texas 14–27; won vs. Sul Ross State 42–0; won vs. Hawai’i 42–25; won at Texas Tech 20–14; tied at New Mexico State 20–20; lost vs. New Mexico 13–14; won at Midwestern Texas State 13–7; lost vs. Hardin Simmons 26–27; lost vs. Arizona 7–55; lost at Arizona State 0–39; won vs. West Texas 31–7+42−48Lost 14–27 vs. North Texas-13North TexasWon 42–0 vs. Sul Ross State+42Sul Ross StateWon 42–25 vs. Hawai’i+17Hawai’iWon 20–14 at Texas Tech+6Texas TechTied 20–20 at New Mexico State0New Mexico StateLost 13–14 vs. New Mexico-1New MexicoWon 13–7 at Midwestern Texas State+6Midwestern Texa…Lost 26–27 vs. Hardin Simmons-1Hardin SimmonsLost 7–55 vs. Arizona-48ArizonaLost 0–39 at Arizona State-39Arizona StateWon 31–7 vs. West Texas+24West Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat West Texas 31–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

Record
5–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠3–⁠1 5th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
228–⁠235
Coach
Mike Brumbelow
Elo
1374 −35 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.1 No. 99 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1952 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State4–⁠06–⁠3
Texas Tech2–⁠1–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Arizona3–⁠26–⁠4
Hardin Simmons2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
UTEP2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
New Mexico State1–⁠2–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
West Texas1–⁠43–⁠6
Northern Arizona0–⁠13–⁠4

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