Arizona State vs. New Mexico

Arizona State and New Mexico have 30 meetings on file, the first in 1932; Arizona State leads the series 24–⁠5–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Arizona State 10–⁠0, and Arizona State has won the last 19.

Arizona State wins
24
New Mexico wins
5
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1932
Longest streak
19 Arizona State
Current streak
19 Arizona State
Last 10 meetings
Arizona State 10–⁠0
Most recent
2015

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s4–⁠4
1940s4–⁠1–⁠1
1950s1–⁠0
1960s5–⁠0
1970s8–⁠0
2010s2–⁠0
Average margin
21.3 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Arizona State
13–⁠1–⁠1 Arizona State’s record at home
At New Mexico
4–⁠11 New Mexico’s record at home
Shutouts
3

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Arizona State’s biggest win1972: Arizona State 60, New Mexico 7by 53 points
  2. New Mexico’s biggest win1942: New Mexico 35, Arizona State 7by 28 points
  3. Upset1947: Arizona State 25, New Mexico 12Arizona State had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1940: Arizona State 13, New Mexico 6Arizona State had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsArizona StateSeriesNew Mexico
1934–⁠1936Rudy Lavik1–⁠2Gwinn Henry
1938–⁠1941Dixie Howell2–⁠1–⁠1Ted Shipkey
1947–⁠1949Edward Doherty3–⁠0Berl Huffman
1965–⁠1967Frank Kush3–⁠0Bill Weeks
1968–⁠1973Frank Kush6–⁠0Rudy Feldman
1974–⁠1977Frank Kush4–⁠0Bill Mondt

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Arizona State’s side (Lavik 1–⁠2 against Henry). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Arizona State and New Mexico, 1932 on13001500170019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

D.J. Foster Arizona State19 carries, 216 yards, 1 TD2014 Rushing

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Sep 18, 2015Arizona State 34, New Mexico 10at Arizona State
Sep 6, 201417Arizona State 58, New Mexico 23at New Mexico
Oct 8, 1977Arizona State 45, New Mexico 24at New Mexico
Oct 23, 1976Arizona State 31, New Mexico 15at Arizona State
Oct 11, 197511Arizona State 16, New Mexico 10at New Mexico
Oct 26, 197414Arizona State 41, New Mexico 7at Arizona State
Oct 6, 197312Arizona State 67, New Mexico 24at New Mexico
Nov 11, 197219Arizona State 60, New Mexico 7at Arizona State
Oct 23, 197114Arizona State 60, New Mexico 28at New Mexico
Nov 21, 19709Arizona State 33, New Mexico 21at Arizona State
Nov 8, 1969Arizona State 48, New Mexico 17at New Mexico
Nov 2, 1968Arizona State 63, New Mexico 28at Arizona State
Oct 14, 1967Arizona State 56, New Mexico 23at New Mexico
Nov 19, 1966Arizona State 28, New Mexico 7at Arizona State
Oct 23, 1965Arizona State 27, New Mexico 14at Arizona State
Sep 30, 1950Arizona State 41, New Mexico 6at Arizona State
Oct 29, 1949Arizona State 28, New Mexico 19at New Mexico
Dec 14, 1948Arizona State 28, New Mexico 17at Arizona State
Sep 27, 1947Arizona State 25, New Mexico 12at New Mexico
Nov 28, 1942New Mexico 35, Arizona State 7at New Mexico
Oct 11, 1941Arizona State 0, New Mexico 0at Arizona State
Oct 11, 1940Arizona State 13, New Mexico 6at New Mexico
Nov 18, 1939Arizona State 28, New Mexico 6at Arizona State
Sep 30, 1938New Mexico 21, Arizona State 0at New Mexico
Oct 30, 1937New Mexico 15, Arizona State 7at New Mexico
Oct 31, 1936Arizona State 7, New Mexico 6at Arizona State
Nov 2, 1935New Mexico 13, Arizona State 0at New Mexico
Oct 20, 1934New Mexico 18, Arizona State 12at Arizona State
Oct 21, 1933Arizona State 26, New Mexico 13at New Mexico
Dec 3, 1932Arizona State 43, New Mexico 0at Arizona State

Every game is listed as played on the field.