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New Mexico State

MVC · 1983 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
5–6
0.455 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

1983 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6UTEPH2HIND WAC2–10L 9–20
3Week 3 · Sep 13LOUISIANA TECHUnranked—W 15–7
4Week 4 · Sep 20NORTH TEXASUnranked—L 3–49
5Week 5 · Sep 27New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC6–6L 10–31
6Week 6 · Oct 4Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B84–7W 24–17
7Week 7 · Oct 11Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC8–3L 10–24
8Week 8 · Oct 18DRAKEUnranked—W 42–23
9Week 9 · Oct 25TEXAS-ARLINGTONUnranked—L 7–28
10Week 10 · Nov 1SOUTHERN ILLINOISUnranked—L 3–41
11Week 11 · Nov 8WICHITA STATEUnranked—W 62–28
13Week 13 · Nov 22WEST TEXAS A&MUnranked—W 26–24

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
6.047
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-15
-19+4
  • Iowa State +4
  • Tulsa -3
  • New Mexico -6
  • 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 #90Better than 35%
Win % Place 60thBetter than 57%

0.455 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

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

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-11
+8
-46
-21
+7
-14
+19
-21
-38
+34
+2

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

Final Rank by Season
#671978#1251979#1111980#1261981#981982

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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