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New Mexico State

BOR · 1959 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
8–3
0.727 Win %
Conference
2nd
2–2 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

1959 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 15NORTHERN ARIZONAUnranked—W 35–0
4Week 4 · Sep 22New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND SKY7–3W 29–12
5Week 5 · Sep 29Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC5–5L 27–28
6Week 6 · Oct 6MCMURRYUnranked—W 43–11
7Week 7 · Oct 13TRINITY (TEXAS)Unranked—W 20–18
9Week 9 · Oct 27UTEPH2HIND BOR3–7L 15–20
10Week 10 · Nov 3Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HIND BOR10–1L 31–35
12Week 12 · Nov 17Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)H2HIND BOR3–7W 42–13
13Week 13 · Nov 24West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2HIND BOR1–9W 35–13
14Week 14 · Dec 1UNIVERSITY OF MEXICOUnranked—W 55–0
16Final · Jan 5North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HIND MVC9–2W 28–8

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
2.339
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+7
-13+20
  • North Texas +9
  • New Mexico +7
  • Hardin Simmons +3
  • West Texas A&M +1
  • Arizona State -1
  • Tulsa -5
  • UTEP -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 #27Better than 81%
Win % Place 18thBetter than 88%

0.727 Win % · Change 11

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#39W14#38Regular Season Final#38Post-Season W1#38Post-Season W2#27Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+35
+17
-1
+32
+2
-5
-4
+29
+22
+55
+20

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

Final Rank by Season
#1111954#981955#1101956#991957#911958

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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