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New Mexico

WAC · 1985 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
3–8
0.273 Win %
Conference
8th
2–6 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

1985 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 10Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC4–7L 31–32
4Week 4 · Sep 17New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND PCAA1–10W 34–27
6Week 6 · Oct 1Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND WAC12–1L 12–49
7Week 7 · Oct 8Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B89–3L 7–38
8Week 8 · Oct 15Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC5–7L 28–45
9Week 9 · Oct 22BYUH2HIND WAC11–3L 23–45
10Week 10 · Oct 29Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC4–6–2L 17–27
11Week 11 · Nov 5UTEPH2HIND WAC1–10W 27–23
12Week 12 · Nov 12Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC8–4L 49–58
13Week 13 · Nov 19Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC3–8W 41–16
14Week 14 · Nov 26San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC5–6–1L 20–55

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
6.063
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-32
-37+5
  • Wyoming +3
  • New Mexico State +1
  • UTEP +1
  • Air Force -1
  • Nebraska -3
  • BYU -3
  • Utah -4
  • Hawai'i -6
  • San Diego State -6
  • Texas Tech -7
  • Colorado State -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 #89Better than 36%
Win % Place 85thBetter than 39%

0.273 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#89Regular Season Final#89Post-Season W1#89Post-Season W2#89Post-Season W3#89Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-1
+7
-37
-31
-17
-22
-10
+4
-9
+25
-35

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

Final Rank by Season
#941980#981981#131982#611983#881984

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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