New Mexico
WAC · 1979 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
1979 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 4 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2H | IND SLC | 2–9 | W 34–0 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2H |  PAC | 1–10 | W 35–16 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | IND SWC | 3–6–2 | L 7–17 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2H | IND WAC | 6–5 | L 3–20 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 2–9 | W 30–16 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 8–3 | L 7–35 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  UNLVH2H | IND FBSI | 9–1–2 | L 20–28 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  UTEPH2H | IND WAC | 2–9 | W 20–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  BYUH2H | IND WAC | 11–1 | L 7–59 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Utah (UTAH)H2H | IND WAC | 6–6 | L 7–26 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 4–7–1 | W 24–9 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Wyoming (WYOMING)H2H | IND WAC | 4–8 | W 17–3 |
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).
- Colorado State +4
- Wyoming +4
- Louisiana Tech +2
- New Mexico State +2
- UTEP +2
- Oregon State +1
- UNLV -1
- BYU -1
- San Diego State -3
- Hawai'i -5
- Texas Tech -6
- Utah -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.500 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.