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New Mexico

WAC · 1996 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
6–5
0.545 Win %
Conference
8th
3–5 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

1996 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 3New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND BW1–10W 28–7
3Week 3 · Sep 10NORTHERN ARIZONAUnranked—W 49–33
4Week 4 · Sep 17UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 17–7
5Week 5 · Sep 24BYUH2HIND WAC14–1L 14–17
6Week 6 · Oct 1TCUH2HIND WAC4–7W 27–7
7Week 7 · Oct 8Rice (RICE)H2HIND WAC7–4L 21–38
9Week 9 · Oct 22San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC8–3L 42–48
10Week 10 · Oct 29SMUH2HIND WAC5–6L 31–52
11Week 11 · Nov 5Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND WAC4–7W 34–23
12Week 12 · Nov 12Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC8–4L 24–31
14Week 14 · Nov 26UTEPH2HIND WAC2–9W 44–17

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
3.175
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-2
-18+16
  • UCF +5
  • TCU +4
  • Tulsa +4
  • UTEP +2
  • New Mexico State +1
  • BYU -1
  • San Diego State -3
  • Rice -4
  • Utah -4
  • SMU -6

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 #54Better than 61%
Win % Place 43rdBetter than 69%

0.545 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#54W15#53Regular Season Final#53Post-Season W2#54Post-Season W3#54Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+21
+16
+10
-3
+20
-17
-6
-21
+11
-7
+27

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

Final Rank by Season
#921991#921992#461993#741994#751995

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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