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New Mexico

WAC · 1974 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–6–1
0.409 Win %
Conference
5th
3–4 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

1974 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 17Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC4–6–1W 32–23
5Week 5 · Sep 24Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC6–4–2T 21–21
6Week 6 · Oct 1Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND WAC9–2L 10–15
7Week 7 · Oct 8Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B84–7L 3–27
8Week 8 · Oct 15San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA8–3–1L 11–13
9Week 9 · Oct 22Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC2–9W 32–21
10Week 10 · Oct 29Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HIND WAC7–5L 7–41
11Week 11 · Nov 5New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND MVC5–6W 26–24
12Week 12 · Nov 12Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC1–10L 10–21
13Week 13 · Nov 19BYUH2HIND WAC7–4–1L 3–36
14Week 14 · Nov 26UTEPH2HIND WAC4–7W 37–21

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
4.640
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-16
-31+15
  • New Mexico State +5
  • Colorado State +4
  • UTEP +4
  • Wyoming +2
  • Texas Tech 0
  • Arizona -2
  • San José State -3
  • BYU -4
  • Arizona State -5
  • Iowa State -7
  • Utah -10

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 #91Better than 34%
Win % Place 81stBetter than 42%

0.409 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#90Regular Season Final#89Post-Season W1#89Post-Season W2#91Post-Season W3#91Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+9
0
-5
-24
-2
+11
-34
+2
-11
-33
+16

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

Final Rank by Season
#841969#311970#271971#1091972#831973

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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