1957 UTEP
6–3 (3–2 Border Conference), coached by Ben Collins. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Arizona 51–14Nov 16
By 37 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs North Texas | W 14–13 | 87% |
| Sep 28 | vsWest Texas | W 20–12 | 63% |
| Oct 5 | at New Mexico | W 15–13 | 64% |
| Oct 12 | vs Texas Tech | W 26–14 | 81% |
| Oct 26 | vs New Mexico State | W 42–12 | 91% |
| Nov 2 | atHardin Simmons | L 20–33 | 64% |
| Nov 9 | vs Arizona State | L 7–43 | 48% |
| Nov 16 | at Arizona | W 51–14 | 73% |
| Nov 23 | atTrinity (Texas) | L 7–14 | 82% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Trinity (Texas) 14–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).
- Record
- 6–3
- Conference
- 3–2 tied for 3rd in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 202–168
- Coach
- Ben Collins
- Elo
- 1526 −52 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −4.3 No. 67 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1957 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | 4–0 | 10–0 | 12 |
| West Texas | 3–1 | 7–3 | |
 UTEP | 3–2 | 6–3 | |
| Hardin Simmons | 3–2 | 5–5 | |
| New Mexico State | 0–4 | 3–7 | |
| Arizona | 0–4 | 1–8–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.