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Tuesday, June 23, 2015

A brief history of New Mexico football

New Mexico:

Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
First Year of Football: 1892
Stadium: University Stadium (38-634)
Overall Record: 463-572-31
AP Top 25 Finishes: None (#16 in coaches poll in 1964)
Head Coach: Bob Davie (11-26)
Last five years record: 12-48
2014 total offense: #64, 399.5 yards per game.
2014 total defense: #124, 519.0 yards allwed per game.
Best Season (since 1980):

  • 10-1, 1982
  • 9-4, 1997 (WAC Mountain Division Champs, Insight.com Bowl berth)

Worst Season (since 1980): 0-11, 1987
FBS Conference Titles: 4

  • 1962: WAC Champs 
  • 1963: WAC Champs
  • 1964: WAC Co-Champs
  • 1997: WAC Mountain Division Champs 

Records versus opponents with 10+ meetings: 

  • Air Force: 11-21
  • Albuquerque Indian School: 14-4-1
  • Arizona: 20-43-3
  • Arizona State: 5-23-1
  • BYU: 14-45-1
  • Colorado College: 5-5-1
  • Colorado College: 20-16-5
  • Colorado State: 25-37
  • Denver: 9-9-1
  • Fresno State: 4-11
  • Hawaii: 8-14
  • Montana: 10-4
  • UNLV: 11-11
  • New Mexico Military Institute: 11-7-3
  • New Mexico Mines: 10-1
  • New Mexico State: 69-31-5
  • Northern Arizona: 24-3
  • San Diego State: 15-25
  • San Jose State: 4-11-1
  • TCU: 3-10
  • Texas Tech: 6-37-2
  • UTEP: 43-32-3
  • Utah: 17-33-2
  • Utah State: 11-10
  • West Texas A&M: 5-9
  • Wyoming: 32-35


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