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Tarleton State vs. New Mexico State

Sunday, February 21, 2021

Tarleton State beat New Mexico State 43–⁠17. It was their only meeting on record.

Neutral siteTarleton State5–⁠3 in 2020
43
Neutral siteNew Mexico State1–⁠1 in 2020
17

Final at Sun Bowl, El Paso

At kickoff
61°F, clear, wind 16 mph from the northwest, gusts to 25 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; El Paso International Airport (KELP), 13 km from the stadium, nine minutes before kickoff
Official
Christian WatsonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Tarleton State23107343
New Mexico State703717

Efficiency

Tarleton StateNew Mexico State
36%Success rate44%
0.19EPA per play−0.12
1.61Explosiveness0.97
0.23Rushing EPA−0.29
0.19Passing EPA0.29
25%Passing-down success8%
0.06First-down EPA−0.04
0.27Second-down EPA−0.14
0.60Third-down EPA0.10

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 State 75% to win. Tarleton State pulled the upset.

The series

Every Tarleton State–New Mexico State game

Tarleton State leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.

Around this game

Tarleton State

New Mexico State