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New Mexico State

BW · 1988 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
1–10
0.091 Win %
Conference
8th
0–7 in BW

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

1988 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND BW4–8L 0–51
3Week 3 · Sep 13New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC2–10L 34–36
4Week 4 · Sep 20Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND BW10–2L 0–41
5Week 5 · Sep 27Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND BW4–7L 20–32
6Week 6 · Oct 4Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B81–10W 42–29
8Week 8 · Oct 18UNLVH2HIND BW4–7L 20–28
9Week 9 · Oct 25CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)H2HIND BW5–6L 3–24
10Week 10 · Nov 1UTEPH2HIND WAC10–3L 9–42
11Week 11 · Nov 8Akron (AKRON)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 7–52
12Week 12 · Nov 15Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND BW3–9L 16–21
13Week 13 · Nov 22Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND BW2–9L 20–21

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
9.202
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-66
-67+1
  • Kansas +1
  • Fresno State -2
  • UTEP -3
  • CAL State Fullerton -6
  • Akron -6
  • Utah State -7
  • UNLV -7
  • San José State -8
  • Long Beach State -9
  • Pacific -9
  • New Mexico -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 #105Better than 24%
Win % Place 97thBetter than 30%

0.091 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#105W14#105Regular Season Final#105Post-Season W1#105Post-Season W3#105Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-51
-2
-41
-12
+13
-8
-21
-33
-45
-5
-1

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

Final Rank by Season
#901983#1031984#1031985#1031986#1011987

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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