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New Mexico

MWC · 2002 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
7–7
0.500 Win %
Conference
3rd
5–2 in MWC

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

2002 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
1Week 1 · Aug 27NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC11–3L 14–34
2Week 2 · Sep 3FCSUnranked—W 38–24
3Week 3 · Sep 10Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HMWC8–5L 31–38
4Week 4 · Sep 17Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HB123–9W 23–0
5Week 5 · Sep 24New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HSUN7–5L 13–24
6Week 6 · Oct 1Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HB129–5L 0–49
8Week 8 · Oct 15UNLVH2HMWC5–7W 25–16
9Week 9 · Oct 22Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HSUN4–7L 44–45
10Week 10 · Oct 29Utah (UTAH)H2HMWC5–6W 42–35
12Week 12 · Nov 12San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HMWC4–9W 15–8
13Week 13 · Nov 19BYUH2HMWC5–7W 20–16
14Week 14 · Nov 26Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HMWC10–4L 14–22
15Week 15 · Dec 3Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HMWC2–10W 49–20
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 31UCLAH2HPAC8–5L 13–27

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
3.787
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-10
-34+24
  • UNLV +5
  • Utah +5
  • BYU +5
  • San Diego State +4
  • Baylor +3
  • Wyoming +2
  • NC State -3
  • Colorado State -4
  • Air Force -5
  • New Mexico State -5
  • Texas Tech -5
  • UCLA -5
  • Utah 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 #67Better than 52%
Win % Place 62ndBetter than 55%

0.500 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#66W15#66Regular Season Final#66Post-Season W2#68Post-Season W3#67Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-20
+14
-7
+23
-11
-49
+9
-1
+7
+7
+4
-8
+29
-14

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

Final Rank by Season
#331997#1031998#801999#722000#622001

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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