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New Mexico State

FBSI · 1966 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
7–3
0.700 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

1966 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 13HOWARD PAYNEUnranked—W 35–7
4Week 4 · Sep 20North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HIND MVC8–2L 21–25
5Week 5 · Sep 27TEXAS-ARLINGTONUnranked—W 23–10
6Week 6 · Oct 4Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND FBSI4–6W 23–7
7Week 7 · Oct 11Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 49–23
8Week 8 · Oct 18Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC2–8W 45–17
9Week 9 · Oct 25West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2HIND FBSI7–3L 14–17
10Week 10 · Nov 1EASTERN NEW MEXICOUnranked—W 50–13
12Week 12 · Nov 15New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC2–8W 47–12
13Week 13 · Nov 22UTEPH2HIND FBSI6–4L 14–28

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
2.644
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+3
-9+12
  • Utah State +4
  • Pacific +4
  • Wichita State +2
  • New Mexico +2
  • North Texas -2
  • West Texas A&M -3
  • UTEP -4

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 #43Better than 69%
Win % Place 29thBetter than 80%

0.700 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#42Regular Season Final#42Post-Season W1#43Post-Season W2#43Post-Season W3#43Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+28
-4
+13
+16
+26
+28
-3
+37
+35
-14

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

Final Rank by Season
#581961#791962#981963#671964#261965

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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