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New Mexico State

SUN · 2017 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
7–6
0.538 Win %
Conference
5th
4–4 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

2017 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC7–6L 31–37
3Week 3 · Sep 12New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HMWC3–9W 30–28
4Week 4 · Sep 19Troy (TROY)H2HSUN11–2L 24–27
5Week 5 · Sep 26UTEPH2HUSA0–12W 41–14
6Week 6 · Oct 3Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HSEC4–8L 24–42
7Week 7 · Oct 10App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)H2HSUN9–4L 31–45
8Week 8 · Oct 17Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)H2HSUN2–10W 35–27
10Week 10 · Oct 31Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)H2HSUN7–5L 21–37
11Week 11 · Nov 7Texas State (TEXAS STATE)H2HSUN2–10W 45–35
13Week 13 · Nov 21Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2HSUN5–7L 34–47
14Week 14 · Nov 28Idaho (IDAHO)H2HSUN4–8W 17–10
14Regular Season Final · Dec 5South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)H2HSUN4–8W 22–17
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 2Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HMWC6–7W 26–20

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
3.515
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-11
-32+21
  • Utah State +6
  • Idaho +4
  • South Alabama +4
  • New Mexico +3
  • Georgia Southern +2
  • Texas State +2
  • UTEP 0
  • Troy -2
  • App State -4
  • Arkansas State -5
  • Arizona State -6
  • Louisiana -7
  • Arkansas -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 #77Better than 45%
Win % Place 54thBetter than 61%

0.538 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#83Post-Season W1#83Post-Season W2#83Post-Season W3#77Post-Season W4#77Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-6
+2
-3
+27
-18
-14
+8
-16
+10
-13
+7
+5
+6

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

Final Rank by Season
#1222012#1182013#1262014#1182015#1102016

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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