New Mexico
WAC · 1997 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 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
1997 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 2 | NORTHERN ARIZONA | Unranked | — | W 33–10 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2H | IND BW | 2–9 | W 61–24 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  UTEPH2H | IND WAC | 4–7 | W 38–20 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2H | IND BW | 6–6 | W 25–22 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  SMUH2H | IND WAC | 6–5 | W 22–15 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 5–7 | W 36–21 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND WAC | 7–4 | L 23–35 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Utah (UTAH)H2H | IND WAC | 6–5 | L 10–15 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  TCUH2H | IND WAC | 1–10 | W 40–10 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  BYUH2H | IND WAC | 6–5 | W 38–28 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Tulsa (TULSA)H2H | IND WAC | 2–9 | W 51–13 |
| 16 | Regular Season Final · Dec 9 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 11–2 | L 13–41 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 30 |  Arizona (ARIZONA)H2H |  PAC | 7–5 | L 14–20 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Utah State +6
- SMU +6
- BYU +6
- San Diego State +5
- UTEP +4
- New Mexico State +2
- Tulsa +2
- TCU +1
- Colorado State -2
- Rice -4
- Utah -5
- Arizona -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.692 Win % · Change 3
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.