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Mountain West

New Mexico

2026 Season Performance

#38
Rank
4-1
Record
41.6
Points
0.450
SOS

Current Form

W2 streak
COLD
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 4-1

Key Games

Best W vs #102 Central Michigan 38-7
Worst L @ #61 Oklahoma 6-14

Record Splits

Home 3-0
Away 1-1
Conference 1-0
Non-Conf 3-1
FCS Opponents 1

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
7
games left
#80.3
avg opponent rank
#36
toughest left
30.36
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-18
@
#132 Hawai'i
1-5
+3.83
8
10-25
vs
#36 North Dakota State
5-1
+4.24
9
10-31
@
#90 San José State
3-3
+4.94
10
11-07
@
#103 Nevada
2-3
+4.6
11
11-15
vs
#48 UNLV
4-2
+4.03
12
11-22
@
#89 Wyoming
3-3
+4.97
13
11-28
vs
#64 Air Force
4-1
+3.75

“Win worth” is base points scaled by location and the opponent’s current strength. It excludes margin and quality-win bonuses, which depend on a result that hasn’t happened.

Rank Progression

#16
#33
#50
#67
#83
Pre
#73
W3
#50
W6
#38
W9
#38
W12
#39
W15
#39

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/06
W
NR vs #102 Central Michigan
38-7
+15.9
+14.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.5 7.5
Margin Scaling
+4.2 11.7
Against the Spread (-11.25, +19.75)
+3.0 14.7
Total 14.7 pts
-1.2
2
09/12
W
#21 vs FCS Mercyhurst
70-7
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
3
09/19
L
#47 @ #61 Oklahoma
6-14
-2.4
-2.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.5 -2.5
Margin Scaling
-1.8 -4.3
Recency Weighting
-0.8 -5.1
Against the Spread (+21.25, +13.25)
+3.0 -2.1
Total -2.1 pts
+0.2
4
09/26
W
#50 @ #108 New Mexico State
42-18
+15.8
+14.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-5.3 8.2
Margin Scaling
+3.5 11.8
Against the Spread (-11.5, +12.5)
+3.0 14.8
Total 14.8 pts
-1.1
5
10/03
W
#35 vs #128 UTEP
61-7
+12.3
+11.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.1 4.9
Margin Scaling
+3.8 8.7
Against the Spread (-23.25, +30.75)
+3.0 11.7
Total 11.7 pts
-0.6
Total
4-1 Record
41.6
39.1
-2.6

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
45-74
Record
38%
Win Rate
#96
Avg Rank
#21
Best Rank
0.472
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#59
2017
#117
2018
#114
2019
#124
2020
#107
2021
#117
2022
#128
2023
#111
2024
#98
2025
#39
2026
#39

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Mountain West 4-1 (80%) #39 #21 40.5 0.473 -
2025 Mountain West 9-3 (75%) #39 #39 73.2 0.470 -
2024 Mountain West 5-6 (45%) #98 #92 -9.0 0.440 -
2023 Mountain West 4-8 (33%) #111 #91 -40.1 0.485 -
2022 Mountain West 2-10 (17%) #128 #72 -82.8 0.486 -
2021 Mountain West 3-9 (25%) #117 #54 -67.3 0.494 -
2020 Mountain West 2-5 (29%) #107 #74 -29.8 0.432 -
2019 Mountain West 2-10 (17%) #124 #73 -82.2 0.500 -
2018 Mountain West 3-9 (25%) #114 #67 -62.5 0.500 -
2017 Mountain West 3-9 (25%) #117 #76 -65.0 0.470 -
2016 Mountain West 8-4 (67%) #59 #44 39.3 0.447 -