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New Mexico

WAC · 1977 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
5–7
0.417 Win %
Conference
5th
2–5 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

1977 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 13Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 35–26
4Week 4 · Sep 20Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC7–5L 14–49
5Week 5 · Sep 27Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B87–3–1L 7–42
6Week 6 · Oct 4BYUH2HIND WAC9–2L 19–54
7Week 7 · Oct 11Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HIND WAC9–3L 24–45
8Week 8 · Oct 18Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC5–6W 22–17
9Week 9 · Oct 25Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC9–2–1L 9–14
10Week 10 · Nov 1New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND MVC4–7W 35–13
11Week 11 · Nov 8UTEPH2HIND WAC1–10W 33–17
12Week 12 · Nov 15Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND WAC5–7L 13–15
13Week 13 · Nov 22Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC4–6–1L 21–23
14Week 14 · Nov 29Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC3–8W 41–24

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
4.246
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-10
-28+18
  • Hawai'i +5
  • Wichita State +5
  • New Mexico State +4
  • Utah +3
  • UTEP +1
  • BYU -2
  • Colorado State -2
  • Colorado -3
  • Arizona State -3
  • Texas Tech -5
  • Wyoming -6
  • 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 #93Better than 33%
Win % Place 92ndBetter than 34%

0.417 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#92Regular Season Final#92Post-Season W1#92Post-Season W2#94Post-Season W3#93Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+9
-35
-35
-35
-21
+5
-5
+22
+16
-2
-2
+17

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

Final Rank by Season
#1091972#831973#911974#611975#921976

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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