New Mexico State at Texas

Sunday, August 31, 2003

Texas beat New Mexico State 66–⁠7. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Texas led the series 4–⁠0.

AwayNew Mexico State3–⁠9 in 2003
7
HomeTexas10–⁠3 in 2003
66

Final at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, AustinHigh 86°F, low 75°F, 0.27 in. of rainAttendance 83,096

At kickoff
83°F, mostly cloudy, wind 6 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Austin-Camp Mabry (KATT), 5 km from the stadium, nine minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
New Mexico State07007
Texas031142166

Efficiency

New Mexico StateTexas
−0.65First-down EPA0.16
−0.28Second-down EPA0.07
0.44Third-down EPA0.22

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Texas 82% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Texas leads 5–⁠0 in five meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2013Texas 56, New Mexico State 7
2003Texas 66, New Mexico State 7
2001Texas 41, New Mexico State 7
1998Texas 66, New Mexico State 36
1996Texas 41, New Mexico State 7

Around this game

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