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New Mexico State

FBSI · 1965 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
8–2
0.800 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

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

1965 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 21TEXAS-ARLINGTONUnranked—W 27–10
5Week 5 · Sep 28LAMARUnranked—W 21–20
6Week 6 · Oct 5UTEPH2HIND FBSI8–3L 6–21
7Week 7 · Oct 12Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND FBSI1–8W 14–6
8Week 8 · Oct 19Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC2–7W 45–20
9Week 9 · Oct 26West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2HIND FBSI6–4W 10–2
10Week 10 · Nov 2EASTERN NEW MEXICOUnranked—W 41–7
11Week 11 · Nov 9Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC8–3L 9–48
12Week 12 · Nov 16New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC3–7W 20–6
13Week 13 · Nov 23North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HIND MVC3–7W 43–13

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
2.203
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+9
-6+15
  • West Texas A&M +6
  • New Mexico +3
  • North Texas +3
  • Wichita State +2
  • Pacific +1
  • UTEP -3
  • Texas Tech -3

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 #26Better than 82%
Win % Place 9thBetter than 94%

0.800 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#26W14#26Regular Season Final#26Post-Season W1#26Post-Season W2#26Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+17
+1
-15
+8
+25
+8
+34
-39
+14
+30

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

Final Rank by Season
#31960#581961#791962#981963#671964

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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