Game notes: UNLV at New Mexico
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The matchup
- UNLV (4–3, 2–1 in conference) at New Mexico (5–1, 2–0 in conference), Saturday, November 14, 7:30 p.m. ET, University Stadium (NM).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 29th meeting; UNLV leads the series 15–13.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 1, 2025: New Mexico 40, UNLV 35.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1978: New Mexico 24, UNLV 0.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- New Mexico is 7–8 at home against UNLV.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 40–35 (at UNLV); 2023: UNLV 56–14 (at New Mexico); 2022: UNLV 31–20 (at UNLV); 2021: UNLV 31–17 (at New Mexico); 2018: New Mexico 50–14 (at UNLV).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
UNLV
- UNLV is 4–3 (2–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 21–27 vs. Memphis; W 21–6 at Hawai’i; L 6–44 at North Texas; W 38–10 at Akron; W 39–31 vs. California; W 13–7 vs. North Dakota State; L 31–41 at Air Force.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- UNLV is No. 47 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Dan Mullen is 14–7 in his second season at UNLV and 117–68 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Dan Mullen is 0–1 against New Mexico.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Jackson Arnold (QB): 1,391 passing yards, 10 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jai’Den Thomas (RB): 543 rushing yards, 3 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jake Pope (S): 63 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jai’Den Thomas needs 155 yards to pass Mike Thomas (3,149, 1973–74) for third on UNLV’s career rushing yards list. He has 2,995 so far.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.
- Jai’Den Thomas is tied with Charles Williams (34, 2016–21) for third on UNLV’s career rushing touchdowns list, at 34 so far; one more rushing touchdown 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 2020, UNLV lost to San José State 34–17.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.
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 UNLV.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 2009, New Mexico lost to No. 22 BYU 24–19.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
- Jason Eck is 1–0 against Dan Mullen’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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