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New Mexico

MWC · 2016 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
9–4
0.692 Win %
Conference
5th
6–2 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

2016 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6South Dakota CoyotesUnranked—W 48–21
3Week 3 · Sep 13New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HSUN3–9L 31–32
4Week 4 · Sep 20Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HB102–10L 28–37
6Week 6 · Oct 4San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HMWC4–8W 48–41
7Week 7 · Oct 11Boise State (BOISE STATE)H2HMWC10–3L 21–49
8Week 8 · Oct 18Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HMWC10–3W 45–40
9Week 9 · Oct 25UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)H2HSUN4–8W 59–17
10Week 10 · Nov 1Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HMWC7–7W 28–21
11Week 11 · Nov 8Nevada (NEVADA)H2HMWC5–7W 35–26
12Week 12 · Nov 15Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HMWC3–9W 24–21
13Week 13 · Nov 22Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HMWC7–6L 31–49
14Week 14 · Nov 29Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HMWC8–6W 56–35
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 20UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)H2HUSA6–7W 23–20

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.868
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+19
-28+47
  • Air Force +10
  • Wyoming +8
  • Hawai'i +7
  • UTSA +6
  • Nevada +5
  • San José State +4
  • UL Monroe +4
  • Utah State +3
  • Boise State -3
  • Colorado State -6
  • New Mexico State -9
  • Rutgers -10

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 #50Better than 64%
Win % Place 27thBetter than 81%

0.692 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#53Post-Season W1#49Post-Season W2#50Post-Season W3#50Post-Season W4#50Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+27
-1
-9
+7
-28
+5
+42
+7
+9
+3
-18
+21
+3

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

Final Rank by Season
#1182011#1072012#1052013#942014#782015

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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