Game notes: New Mexico State at Middle Tennessee
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The matchup
- New Mexico State (2–4, 1–1 in conference) at Middle Tennessee (3–3, 1–1 in conference), Saturday, November 28, 2 p.m. ET, Johnny “Red” Floyd 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 eighth meeting; New Mexico State leads the series 4–3.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 29, 2025: Middle Tennessee 31, New Mexico State 24.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 2001: Middle Tennessee 39, New Mexico State 35.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Middle Tennessee is 2–1 at home against New Mexico State.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Middle Tennessee 31–24 (at New Mexico State); 2024: New Mexico State 36–21 (at Middle Tennessee); 2023: New Mexico State 13–7 (at New Mexico State); 2004: New Mexico State 44–10 (at New Mexico State); 2003: Middle Tennessee 35–18 (at Middle Tennessee).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 Middle Tennessee.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 2015, New Mexico State lost to Arkansas State 52–28.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.
Middle Tennessee
- Middle Tennessee is 3–3 (1–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 38–14 vs. Murray State; L 26–28 at Marshall; W 27–20 vs. Nevada; L 13–23 at Jacksonville State; L 0–55 at Kansas; W 33–30 vs. Delaware.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Middle Tennessee is No. 124 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Derek Mason is 9–21 in his third season at Middle Tennessee and 36–76 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Derek Mason is 1–1 against New Mexico State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Roman Gagliano (QB): 1,204 passing yards, 11 TD.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Antonio Martin (RB): 433 rushing yards, 1 TD.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Korey Smith (LB): 56 tackles, 1 sack.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, Middle Tennessee beat UTSA 42–7.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
- Derek Mason is 1–2 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).
- 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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