1946 West Texas

5–⁠5 (3–⁠4 Border Conference).

Schedule and results

West Texas in 1946, game by game: lost at Texas Tech 14–26; lost vs. Houston 12–14; lost at New Mexico 0–6; won vs. Colorado College 13–12; lost at UTEP 20–26; won vs. New Mexico State 21–14; won vs. Northern Arizona 20–0; lost at Hardin Simmons 7–28; won vs. Wichita State 7–6; won at Arizona State 7–0+20−21Lost 14–26 at Texas Tech-12Texas TechLost 12–14 vs. Houston-2HoustonLost 0–6 at New Mexico-6New MexicoWon 13–12 vs. Colorado College+1Colorado CollegeLost 20–26 at UTEP-6UTEPWon 21–14 vs. New Mexico State+7New Mexico StateWon 20–0 vs. Northern Arizona+20Northern ArizonaLost 7–28 at Hardin Simmons-21Hardin SimmonsWon 7–6 vs. Wichita State+1Wichita StateWon 7–0 at Arizona State+7Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arizona State 7–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠4 5th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
121–⁠132
Coach
—
Elo
1386 −18 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.6 No. 99 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1946 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Hardin Simmons6–⁠011–⁠0
Texas Tech3–⁠18–⁠3
New Mexico4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠5–⁠2
Arizona2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠4–⁠2
West Texas3–⁠45–⁠5
Northern Arizona1–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
UTEP2–⁠43–⁠6
Arizona State1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠7–⁠2
New Mexico State1–⁠45–⁠5

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