Game notes: New Mexico at Nevada
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The matchup
- New Mexico (5–1, 2–0 in conference) at Nevada (2–4, 1–2 in conference), Friday, November 6, 9 p.m. ET, Mackay Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 12th meeting; Nevada leads the series 6–4–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 18, 2025: New Mexico 24, Nevada 22.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1941: New Mexico 23, Nevada 7.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Nevada is 4–0–1 at home against New Mexico.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: New Mexico 24–22 (at New Mexico); 2023: Nevada 34–24 (at Nevada); 2020: Nevada 27–20 (at New Mexico); 2019: Nevada 21–10 (at Nevada); 2016: New Mexico 35–26 (at New Mexico).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
New Mexico
- New Mexico is 5–1 (2–0 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 38–7 vs. Central Michigan; W 70–7 vs. Mercyhurst; L 6–14 at No. 24 Oklahoma; W 42–18 at New Mexico State; W 61–7 vs. UTEP; W 21–10 at Hawai’i.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- New Mexico has won three straight, since losing 14–6 to Oklahoma (Sept. 19, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- New Mexico is No. 34 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jason Eck is 14–5 in his second season at New Mexico.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jason Eck is 1–0 against Nevada.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Toa Faavae (QB): 695 passing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Scottre Humphrey (RB): 422 rushing yards, 8 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Mercury Swaim (LB): 32 tackles, 1.5 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2021, New Mexico lost to UNLV 31–17.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Nevada
- Nevada is 2–4 (1–2 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 49–14 vs. Western Kentucky; L 7–20 vs. Montana State; L 20–27 at Middle Tennessee; L 33–36 vs. Air Force; W 30–13 at UTEP; L 17–31 at North Dakota State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Nevada is No. 117 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jeff Choate is 8–23 in his third season at Nevada.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jeff Choate is 0–1 against New Mexico.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Dominic Kelley (RB): 500 rushing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Herschel Turner (RB): 436 rushing yards, 4 TD.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- E.J. Smith (LB): 72 tackles, 2.5 sacks, No. 1 in FBS in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Joe McFadden is tied with Fernando Serrano (29, 1977–79) for 10th on Nevada’s career field goals list, at 29 so far; one more field goal breaks the tie.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2021, Nevada beat San José State 27–24.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Jeff Choate is 0–1 against Jason Eck’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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