1949 West Texas
5–4 (3–2 Border Conference), coached by Frank Kimbrough. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northern Arizona 47–6Nov 5
By 41 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs East Texas A&M | W 41–7 | 84% |
| Sep 24 | vsMcMurry | L 7–34 | 85% |
| Oct 1 | at Texas Tech | L 19–35 | 27% |
| Oct 8 | vs UTEP | L 7–34 | 34% |
| Oct 15 | at Houston | L 13–14 | 61% |
| Oct 22 | vsTrinity (Texas) | W 55–20 | 77% |
| Nov 5 | at Northern Arizona | W 47–6 | 77% |
| Nov 12 | vsHardin Simmons | W 19–7 | 31% |
| Nov 26 | at New Mexico | W 41–13 | 63% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat New Mexico 41–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).
- Record
- 5–4
- Conference
- 3–2 5th in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 249–170
- Coach
- Frank Kimbrough
- Elo
- 1438 −7 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −8.9 No. 89 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1949 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech | 5–0 | 7–5 | |
 Arizona State | 4–1 | 7–3 | |
| UTEP | 4–2 | 8–2–1 | |
| Hardin Simmons | 4–2 | 6–4–1 | |
| West Texas | 3–2 | 5–4 | |
 Arizona | 2–4 | 2–7–1 | |
 New Mexico State | 1–4 | 4–6 | |
| New Mexico | 1–6 | 2–8 | |
| Northern Arizona | 0–3 | 1–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.