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New Mexico

WAC · 1970 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
7–3
0.700 Win %
Conference
2nd
5–1 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

1970 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 22Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B85–6L 3–32
5Week 5 · Sep 29Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC6–4W 34–28
6Week 6 · Oct 6Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B85–6L 23–49
7Week 7 · Oct 13San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA2–9W 48–25
8Week 8 · Oct 20New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND FBSI4–6W 24–17
9Week 9 · Oct 27Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC1–9W 17–7
10Week 10 · Nov 3UTEPH2HIND WAC6–4W 35–16
11Week 11 · Nov 10Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND WAC4–6W 35–7
12Week 12 · Nov 17BYUH2HIND WAC3–8W 51–8
13Week 13 · Nov 24Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HIND WAC11–0L 21–33

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
2.369
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+14
-12+26
  • Utah +6
  • UTEP +6
  • New Mexico State +4
  • Arizona +4
  • BYU +3
  • San José State +2
  • Wyoming +1
  • Arizona State 0
  • Iowa State -6
  • Kansas -6

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 #31Better than 78%
Win % Place 26thBetter than 82%

0.700 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#34Regular Season Final#33Post-Season W1#31Post-Season W2#31Post-Season W3#31Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-29
+6
-26
+23
+7
+10
+19
+28
+43
-12

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

Final Rank by Season
#931965#1081966#1161967#1181968#841969

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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