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New Mexico

WAC · 1980 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
6th
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

1980 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9BYUH2HIND WAC12–1W 25–21
4Week 4 · Sep 16Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B88–4L 16–47
5Week 5 · Sep 23Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC5–6L 17–28
6Week 6 · Sep 30New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND MVC3–7–1W 52–19
7Week 7 · Oct 7Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC6–5W 24–21
8Week 8 · Oct 14Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC6–4–1L 26–31
9Week 9 · Oct 21Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC8–3L 14–31
10Week 10 · Oct 28UTEPH2HIND WAC1–11W 22–21
11Week 11 · Nov 4UNLVH2HIND FBSI7–4L 7–72
12Week 12 · Nov 11Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC5–5–1L 21–49
14Week 14 · Nov 25San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC4–8L 22–24

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
4.580
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-12
-34+22
  • BYU +12
  • Wyoming +6
  • New Mexico State +3
  • UTEP +1
  • Hawai'i -3
  • Missouri -4
  • Colorado State -4
  • UNLV -4
  • Utah -5
  • Texas Tech -6
  • San Diego State -8

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 #94Better than 32%
Win % Place 91stBetter than 34%

0.364 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

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

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+4
-31
-11
+33
+3
-5
-17
+1
-65
-28
-2

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

Final Rank by Season
#611975#921976#931977#541978#881979

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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