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New Mexico State

MVC · 1982 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
3–8
0.273 Win %
Conference
2nd
0–1 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

1982 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 7UTEPH2HIND WAC2–10L 17–20
3Week 3 · Sep 14INDIANA STATEUnranked—L 10–14
4Week 4 · Sep 21Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B812–1L 0–68
5Week 5 · Sep 28Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC4–7L 17–28
6Week 6 · Oct 5ILLINOIS STATEUnranked—W 26–17
7Week 7 · Oct 12Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC10–1L 14–31
8Week 8 · Oct 19WICHITA STATEUnranked—L 26–28
9Week 9 · Oct 26New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC10–1L 14–66
10Week 10 · Nov 2NORTHERN ARIZONAUnranked—W 34–32
11Week 11 · Nov 9North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 30–19
12Week 12 · Nov 16WEST TEXAS A&MUnranked—L 28–30

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
7.272
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-18
-20+2
  • North Texas +2
  • Nebraska -1
  • Tulsa -1
  • New Mexico -1
  • Colorado State -7
  • UTEP -10

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 #98Better than 29%
Win % Place 83rdBetter than 40%

0.273 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#98Regular Season Final#98Post-Season W1#98Post-Season W2#98Post-Season W3#98Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-3
-4
-68
-11
+9
-17
-2
-52
+2
+11
-2

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

Final Rank by Season
#1131977#671978#1251979#1111980#1261981

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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