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New Mexico

WAC · 1966 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–8
0.200 Win %
Conference
6th
0–5 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
95
1931–2026
All-Time Record
427–588–17
0.422 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#13
1982
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 5
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 5 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare New Mexico head-to-head · History & Eras

1966 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 20Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND FBSI4–6W 17–8
5Week 5 · Sep 27Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B80–9–1W 28–8
6Week 6 · Oct 4UTEPH2HIND FBSI6–4L 3–51
7Week 7 · Oct 11Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND WAC3–7L 15–36
8Week 8 · Oct 18Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC10–1L 7–37
9Week 9 · Oct 25BYUH2HIND WAC8–2L 6–33
10Week 10 · Nov 1Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC5–5L 0–27
11Week 11 · Nov 8Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND FBSI7–3L 6–45
12Week 12 · Nov 15New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND FBSI7–3L 12–47
13Week 13 · Nov 22Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HIND WAC5–5L 7–28

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
6.363
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-26
-30+4
  • Utah State +4
  • Kansas State 0
  • Wyoming -1
  • BYU -2
  • Colorado State -3
  • New Mexico State -3
  • UTEP -4
  • Utah -5
  • Arizona State -5
  • Arizona -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 #108Better than 22%
Win % Place 104thBetter than 25%

0.200 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#108Regular Season Final#108Post-Season W1#108Post-Season W2#108Post-Season W3#108Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+9
+20
-48
-21
-30
-27
-27
-39
-35
-21

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

Final Rank by Season
#411961#311962#521963#191964#931965

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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