1942 West Texas

7–⁠2 (5–⁠2 Border Conference).

Schedule and results

West Texas in 1942, game by game: lost at Texas Tech 0–39; won vs. Arizona State 28–0; won vs. Albuquerque Field 18–13; won at Northern Arizona 27–7; won vs. UTEP 7–0; won at New Mexico State 23–0; lost vs. Hardin Simmons 0–40; won at New Mexico 13–7; won vs. Lubbock Field 14–6+28−40Lost 0–39 at Texas Tech-39Texas TechWon 28–0 vs. Arizona State+28Arizona StateWon 18–13 vs. Albuquerque Field+5Albuquerque Fie…Won 27–7 at Northern Arizona+20Northern ArizonaWon 7–0 vs. UTEP+7UTEPWon 23–0 at New Mexico State+23New Mexico StateLost 0–40 vs. Hardin Simmons-40Hardin SimmonsWon 13–7 at New Mexico+6New MexicoWon 14–6 vs. Lubbock Field+8Lubbock Field
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Lubbock Field 14–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠2 3rd in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
130–⁠112
Coach
—
Elo
1467 +54 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.3 No. 103 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.