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New Mexico State

MVC · 1974 Season · Final

Failing
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
4th
2–3 in MVC

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

1974 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 10Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC1–9–1W 13–12
4Week 4 · Sep 17Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 28–9
5Week 5 · Sep 24West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2HIND MVC6–5W 41–0
6Week 6 · Oct 1Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)H2HIND FBSI1–10W 42–14
7Week 7 · Oct 8Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND PCAA5–7L 7–9
8Week 8 · Oct 15UTEPH2HIND WAC4–7W 14–13
9Week 9 · Oct 22North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HIND MVC2–7–2L 19–24
10Week 10 · Oct 29Drake (DRAKE)H2HIND MVC3–7–1L 28–29
11Week 11 · Nov 5New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC4–6–1L 24–26
12Week 12 · Nov 12Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC8–3L 7–28
13Week 13 · Nov 19San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND PCAA8–2–1L 14–35

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
4.595
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-18
-32+14
  • West Texas A&M +6
  • UTEP +4
  • Southern Illinois +2
  • Wichita State +1
  • Texas Arlington +1
  • San Diego State -2
  • Tulsa -3
  • New Mexico -6
  • Fresno State -7
  • North Texas -7
  • Drake -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 #88Better than 36%
Win % Place 75thBetter than 46%

0.455 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#89Regular Season Final#90Post-Season W1#90Post-Season W2#88Post-Season W3#88Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+1
+19
+41
+28
-2
+1
-5
-1
-2
-21
-21

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

Final Rank by Season
#731969#891970#751971#1201972#851973

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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