Oregon State vs. New Mexico

Wednesday, December 24, 2003, Las Vegas Bowl

Oregon State beat New Mexico 55–⁠14. It was their third meeting; after it, Oregon State led the series 2–⁠1.

Neutral siteOregon State8–⁠5 in 2003
55
Neutral siteNew Mexico8–⁠5 in 2003
14

FinalTV: ESPNAttendance 25,437Payout $800,000 per team (Wikipedia)Referee: Joe Rider (ACC)

MVP Steven Jackson (OSU)Wikipedia

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Oregon State1714101455
New Mexico700714

Efficiency

Oregon StateNew Mexico
−0.08First-down EPA−0.53
−0.03Second-down EPA−0.18
0.35Third-down EPA−0.13

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)

New Mexico 55% to win. Oregon State won as Elo’s underdog.

Oregon State leads 3–⁠1 in four meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2004Oregon State 17, New Mexico 7
2003Oregon State 55, New Mexico 14Las Vegas Bowl
2000Oregon State 28, New Mexico 20
1979New Mexico 35, Oregon State 16

Around this game

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