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New Mexico

WAC · 1988 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–10
0.167 Win %
Conference
9th
1–7 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

1988 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND BW10–2L 21–68
3Week 3 · Sep 13New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND BW1–10W 36–34
4Week 4 · Sep 20Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC4–7L 0–47
5Week 5 · Sep 27Akron (AKRON)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 28–30
6Week 6 · Oct 4Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND WAC5–7L 14–63
7Week 7 · Oct 11Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC6–5L 27–33
8Week 8 · Oct 18Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC11–2L 7–55
9Week 9 · Oct 25UTEPH2HIND WAC10–3L 0–37
10Week 10 · Nov 1BYUH2HIND WAC9–4L 0–65
11Week 11 · Nov 8Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC9–3L 3–45
12Week 12 · Nov 15Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC1–10W 24–23
13Week 13 · Nov 22San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC3–8L 10–18

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
7.433
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-45
-47+2
  • New Mexico State +1
  • Colorado State +1
  • Fresno State -2
  • Wyoming -2
  • UTEP -3
  • Hawai'i -3
  • BYU -4
  • Utah -5
  • Akron -6
  • Texas -7
  • Air Force -7
  • 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 #98Better than 29%
Win % Place 96thBetter than 31%

0.167 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#98W14#98Regular Season Final#98Post-Season W1#98Post-Season W3#98Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-47
+2
-47
-2
-49
-6
-48
-37
-65
-42
+1
-8

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

Final Rank by Season
#611983#881984#891985#781986#1041987

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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