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New Mexico State

SUN · 2016 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
3–9
0.250 Win %
Conference
9th
2–6 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

2016 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6UTEPH2HUSA4–8L 22–38
3Week 3 · Sep 13New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HMWC9–4W 32–31
4Week 4 · Sep 20Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC7–6L 42–62
5Week 5 · Sep 27Troy (TROY)H2HSUN10–3L 6–52
6Week 6 · Oct 4Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2HSUN6–7W 37–31
8Week 8 · Oct 18Idaho (IDAHO)H2HSUN9–4L 23–55
9Week 9 · Oct 25Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)H2HSUN5–7L 19–22
10Week 10 · Nov 1Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HSEC8–5L 10–52
12Week 12 · Nov 15Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)H2HSUN8–5L 22–41
13Week 13 · Nov 22Texas State (TEXAS STATE)H2HSUN2–10W 50–10
14Week 14 · Nov 29App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)H2HSUN10–3L 7–37
14Regular Season Final · Dec 6South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)H2HSUN6–7L 28–35

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
5.088
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-31
-48+17
  • New Mexico +9
  • Louisiana +6
  • Texas State +2
  • Troy -3
  • App State -3
  • Idaho -4
  • Texas A&M -5
  • Arkansas State -5
  • Kentucky -6
  • Georgia Southern -7
  • South Alabama -7
  • UTEP -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 #110Better than 20%
Win % Place 108thBetter than 22%

0.250 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#112Post-Season W1#111Post-Season W2#110Post-Season W3#110Post-Season W4#110Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-16
+1
-20
-46
+6
-32
-3
-42
-19
+40
-30
-7

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

Final Rank by Season
#1022011#1222012#1182013#1262014#1182015

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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