New Mexico at Utah

Saturday, October 25, 2003

New Mexico beat No. 24 Utah 47–⁠35. It was their 45th meeting; after it, Utah led the series 28–⁠15–⁠2.

AwayNew Mexico8–⁠5 in 2003
47
Home24Utah10–⁠2 in 2003
35

Final at Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake CityHigh 58°F, low 36°FAttendance 37,288

At kickoff
53°F, mostly cloudy, wind 10 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Salt Lake City International Airport (KSLC), 10 km from the stadium

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
New Mexico01628347
Utah01461535

Efficiency

New MexicoUtah
−0.13First-down EPA−0.18
0.26Second-down EPA−0.31
0.44Third-down EPA0.19

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)

Utah 69% to win. New Mexico pulled the upset.

Utah leads 33–⁠17–⁠2 in 52 meetings, counting the seven since this game.

Recent meetings
2010Utah 56, New Mexico 14
2009Utah 45, New Mexico 14
2008Utah 13, New Mexico 10
2007Utah 28, New Mexico 10
2006New Mexico 34, Utah 31
2005New Mexico 31, Utah 27

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