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New Mexico

BOR · 1940 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
5–4
0.556 Win %
Conference
4th
4–2 in BOR

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
95
1931–2026
All-Time Record
427–588–17
0.422 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#13
1982
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 5
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 5 seasons

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

1940 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 1Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND SKY1–7–1L 3–7
7Week 7 · Oct 8WESTERN NEW MEXICOUnranked—W 28–0
8Week 8 · Oct 15Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HIND BOR7–2–2L 6–13
9Week 9 · Oct 22UTEPH2HIND BOR4–4–1L 7–9
10Week 10 · Oct 29Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND SKY3–4–2L 6–7
12Week 12 · Nov 12New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND BOR3–6W 39–6
13Week 13 · Nov 19Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)H2HIND BOR2–6W 46–28
14Week 14 · Nov 26Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND BOR7–2W 13–12
15Week 15 · Dec 3Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND BOR9–1–1W 19–14

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
3.394
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+4
-17+21
  • Texas Tech +9
  • Arizona +7
  • New Mexico State +3
  • Northern Arizona +2
  • Arizona State -2
  • UTEP -4
  • Colorado State -4
  • Wyoming -7

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 #59Better than 58%
Win % Place 56thBetter than 60%

0.556 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#58W15#58Regular Season Final#58Post-Season W1#58Post-Season W3#59Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-4
+28
-7
-2
-1
+33
+18
+1
+5

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

Final Rank by Season
#571935#1231936#651937#341938#311939

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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