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New Mexico

WAC · 1998 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
3–9
0.250 Win %
Conference
14th
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

1998 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8IDAHO STATEUnranked—W 38–9
3Week 3 · Sep 15Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND BW3–8W 39–36
4Week 4 · Sep 22New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND BW3–8L 27–28
5Week 5 · Sep 29San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND WAC4–8L 20–37
6Week 6 · Oct 6Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND WAC12–1L 14–56
7Week 7 · Oct 13UTEPH2HIND WAC3–8L 19–22
8Week 8 · Oct 20San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC7–5L 33–36
9Week 9 · Oct 27Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC0–12W 30–20
10Week 10 · Nov 3Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND WAC5–6L 20–28
11Week 11 · Nov 10BYUH2HIND WAC9–5L 21–46
12Week 12 · Nov 17Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC7–4L 7–41
13Week 13 · Nov 24UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)H2HIND FBSI9–2L 6–38

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
6.467
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-44
-47+3
  • Utah State +3
  • Hawai'i 0
  • Air Force -1
  • UCF -2
  • Utah -4
  • San Diego State -5
  • BYU -5
  • Fresno State -6
  • New Mexico State -8
  • San José State -8
  • UTEP -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 #103Better than 26%
Win % Place 98thBetter than 29%

0.250 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#101W14#102Regular Season Final#103Post-Season W2#103Post-Season W3#103Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+29
+3
-1
-17
-42
-3
-3
+10
-8
-25
-34
-32

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

Final Rank by Season
#461993#741994#751995#541996#331997

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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