1939 New Mexico Lobos football team

1939 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record8–2 (4–2 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumHilltop Stadium
1939 Border Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Arizona State $ 4 0 08 2 1
New Mexico 4 2 08 2 0
Texas Tech 2 1 05 5 1
Texas Mines 3 2 05 4 0
Arizona 1 2 06 4 0
New Mexico A&M 1 4 03 6 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 4 01 6 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1939 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Border Conference during the 1939 college football season. In their third season under head coach Ted Shipkey, the Lobos compiled an overall record of 8–2 record with a mark of 4–2 against conference opponents, placing second in the Border Conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 167 to 98.

New Mexico was ranked at No. 126 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.