New Mexico
WAC · 1978 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 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
1978 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 12 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | L 16–22 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 4–7 | W 16–14 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  UNLVH2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | W 24–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  BYUH2H | IND WAC | 9–4 | L 23–27 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Wyoming (WYOMING)H2H | IND WAC | 5–7 | W 19–15 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | IND SWC | 7–4 | L 23–36 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 6–5 | W 35–20 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  UTEPH2H | IND WAC | 1–11 | W 21–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Utah (UTAH)H2H | IND WAC | 8–3 | W 24–12 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 5–6 | L 15–26 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Pacific (PACIFIC)H2H | IND PCAA | 4–8 | W 44–6 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 4–7 | L 24–27 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Utah +8
- UNLV +7
- New Mexico State +6
- Wyoming +5
- Wichita State +4
- Pacific +4
- UTEP +1
- BYU -4
- Texas Tech -4
- Hawai'i -5
- Colorado State -6
- San Diego State -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.583 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.