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New Mexico State

BOR · 1940 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
3–6
0.333 Win %
Conference
6th
1–4 in BOR

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
93
1931–2026
All-Time Record
343–629–14
0.355 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1960
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 2
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 5 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare New Mexico State head-to-head · History & Eras

1940 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 24WESTERN NEW MEXICOUnranked—W 12–0
6Week 6 · Oct 1HOWARD PAYNEUnranked—L 0–10
7Week 7 · Oct 8Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND BOR7–2L 0–41
9Week 9 · Oct 22Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HIND BOR7–2–2L 6–42
10Week 10 · Oct 29Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)H2HIND BOR2–6W 13–0
11Week 11 · Nov 5BRADLEYUnranked—L 7–14
12Week 12 · Nov 12New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND BOR5–4L 6–39
14Week 14 · Nov 26REDLANDSUnranked—W 25–14
15Week 15 · Dec 3UTEPH2HIND BOR4–4–1L 26–40

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
6.526
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-10
-12+2
  • Northern Arizona +2
  • Arizona -2
  • Arizona State -2
  • New Mexico -4
  • UTEP -4

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #110Better than 20%
Win % Place 96thBetter than 31%

0.333 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#108W15#109Regular Season Final#109Post-Season W1#110Post-Season W3#110Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+12
-10
-41
-36
+13
-7
-33
+11
-14

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#221935#811936#321937#381938#991939

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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