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New Mexico

WAC · 1981 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–7–1
0.375 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

1981 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND SWC7–4–1L 10–21
3Week 3 · Sep 15UNLVH2HIND FBSI6–6L 42–49
4Week 4 · Sep 22Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC1–9–1L 21–28
5Week 5 · Sep 29Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND WAC4–7W 27–10
6Week 6 · Oct 6San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC6–5L 15–17
7Week 7 · Oct 13UTEPH2HIND WAC1–10W 26–3
8Week 8 · Oct 20Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC9–2L 13–23
9Week 9 · Oct 27New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND MVC3–8W 17–13
10Week 10 · Nov 3BYUH2HIND WAC11–2L 7–31
11Week 11 · Nov 10Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC8–2–1T 7–7
12Week 12 · Nov 17Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC0–12W 28–16
13Week 13 · Nov 24Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC8–3L 12–13

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
4.885
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-23
-31+8
  • Air Force +4
  • New Mexico State +3
  • UTEP +1
  • Utah 0
  • Colorado State 0
  • Hawai'i -2
  • BYU -2
  • Wyoming -3
  • Houston -4
  • San Diego State -5
  • UNLV -6
  • Texas Tech -9

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 #98Better than 29%
Win % Place 96thBetter than 31%

0.375 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#99Regular Season Final#99Post-Season W1#99Post-Season W2#99Post-Season W3#98Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-11
-7
-7
+17
-2
+23
-10
+4
-24
0
+12
-1

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

Final Rank by Season
#921976#931977#541978#881979#941980

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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