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New Mexico State

SUN · 2001 Season · Final

Failing
Record
5–7
0.417 Win %
Conference
3rd
4–2 in SUN

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

2001 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
1Week 1 · Aug 28Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HUSA11–2L 24–45
2Week 2 · Sep 4Texas (TEXAS)H2HB1211–2L 7–41
3Week 3 · Sep 11Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC5–6L 22–27
5Week 5 · Sep 25Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HB126–6L 0–64
6Week 6 · Oct 2UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)H2HSUN2–9W 31–0
7Week 7 · Oct 9Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND WAC1–10W 24–7
8Week 8 · Oct 16Idaho (IDAHO)H2HSUN1–10W 46–39
10Week 10 · Oct 30Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)H2HSUN8–3L 35–39
11Week 11 · Nov 6North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HSUN5–7L 20–22
12Week 12 · Nov 13Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)H2HSUN2–9W 28–17
13Week 13 · Nov 20Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2HSUN3–8W 49–46
14Week 14 · Nov 27New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HMWC6–5L 0–53

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
4.888
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-22
-31+9
  • Louisiana +3
  • UL Monroe +2
  • Arkansas State +2
  • Tulsa +1
  • Idaho +1
  • Louisville -2
  • Texas -2
  • Middle Tennessee -3
  • New Mexico -5
  • Oregon State -6
  • Kansas State -6
  • North Texas -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 #90Better than 35%
Win % Place 76thBetter than 45%

0.417 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#90Regular Season Final#90Post-Season W1#90Post-Season W3#91Post-Season W4#90Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-21
-34
-5
-64
+31
+17
+7
-4
-2
+11
+3
-53

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

Final Rank by Season
#1101996#1051997#901998#671999#972000

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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