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New Mexico State

MVC · 1979 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–9
0.182 Win %
Conference
6th
1–5 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

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC1–10W 23–13
3Week 3 · Sep 11Drake (DRAKE)H2HIND MVC3–8L 13–14
4Week 4 · Sep 18UTEPH2HIND WAC2–9W 14–13
5Week 5 · Sep 25Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)H2HIND MVC8–3L 23–40
6Week 6 · Oct 2New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC6–6L 16–30
7Week 7 · Oct 9Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B810–2L 0–57
8Week 8 · Oct 16North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 7–21
9Week 9 · Oct 23Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)H2HIND SLC9–2L 14–42
11Week 11 · Nov 6West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2HIND MVC5–5–1L 21–54
12Week 12 · Nov 13Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC6–5L 16–38
13Week 13 · Nov 20Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HIND MVC8–3L 28–45

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
6.595
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-37
-40+3
  • UTEP +2
  • Wichita State +1
  • Nebraska -2
  • Texas Arlington -2
  • Indiana State -3
  • Southern Illinois -3
  • West Texas A&M -5
  • Tulsa -5
  • New Mexico -6
  • North Texas -6
  • Drake -8

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 #125Better than 9%
Win % Place 125thBetter than 9%

0.182 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#124Regular Season Final#124Post-Season W2#124Post-Season W3#124Post-Season W4#125Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+10
-1
+1
-17
-14
-57
-14
-28
-33
-22
-17

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

Final Rank by Season
#881974#881975#1161976#1131977#671978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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