Game notes: New Mexico State at Sam Houston
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The matchup
- New Mexico State (2–4, 1–1 in conference) at Sam Houston (1–5, 0–2 in conference), Wednesday, October 21, 8 p.m. ET, Elliott T. Bowers 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’).
- Forecast for kickoff: 76°F, clear.NWSThe National Weather Service’s forecast for the kickoff hour at the stadium.
The series
- It will be their fourth meeting; New Mexico State leads the series 2–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Thursday, October 2, 2025: New Mexico State 37, Sam Houston 10.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 2023: New Mexico State 27, Sam Houston 13.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Last three meetings: 2025: New Mexico State 37–10 (at New Mexico State); 2024: Sam Houston 31–11 (at Sam Houston); 2023: New Mexico State 27–13 (at New Mexico State).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
New Mexico State
- New Mexico State is 2–4 (1–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 17–34 at Florida State; W 51–14 vs. Mercyhurst; L 19–29 at Hawai’i; L 18–42 vs. New Mexico; W 34–13 vs. Western Kentucky; L 3–22 at Florida International.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- New Mexico State is No. 126 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Tony Sanchez is 9–21 in his third season at New Mexico State and 29–61 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Tony Sanchez is 1–1 against Sam Houston.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- James Jones (RB): 599 rushing yards, 3 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Trey Hedden (QB): 906 passing yards, 5 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Nicolas Sessions (S): 51 tackles, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2006, New Mexico State lost to Hawai’i 49–30.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.
Sam Houston
- Sam Houston is 1–5 (0–2 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: L 21–24 at Troy; L 17–23 vs. Tulsa; W 59–0 vs. Nicholls; L 14–49 at No. 11 Texas Tech; L 3–35 at Liberty; L 3–16 vs. Western Kentucky.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Sam Houston has lost three straight, since beating Nicholls 59–0 (Sept. 19, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Sam Houston is No. 132 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Phil Longo is 3–15 in his second season at Sam Houston.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Phil Longo is 0–1 against New Mexico State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Landyn Locke (QB): 1,418 passing yards, 11 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Chris Reed (WR): 17 catches, 289 yards, 3 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Dean Ford (LB): 38 tackles, 1 sack, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2017, Sam Houston beat Lamar 63–27.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
- Phil Longo is 0–1 against Tony Sanchez’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).
- National Weather Service: The kickoff-hour forecast. Public domain (US government work).
- 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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