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Arizona State vs. New Mexico State

Arizona State and New Mexico State have 29 meetings on file, the first in 1931; Arizona State leads the series 22–⁠6–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Arizona State 8–⁠2.

Arizona State wins
22
New Mexico State wins
6
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1931
Longest streak
15 Arizona State
Current streak
1 Arizona State
Last 10 meetings
Arizona State 8–⁠2
Most recent
2017

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s4–⁠4–⁠1
1940s7–⁠0
1950s7–⁠0
1960s2–⁠1
1990s1–⁠1
2010s1–⁠0
Average margin
17.2 points; 11 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Arizona State
16–⁠4 Arizona State’s record at home
At New Mexico State
2–⁠6–⁠1 New Mexico State’s record at home
Shutouts
6

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Arizona State’s biggest win1950: Arizona State 49, New Mexico State 0by 49 points
  2. New Mexico State’s biggest win1999: New Mexico State 35, Arizona State 7by 28 points
  3. Upset1999: New Mexico State 35, Arizona State 7New Mexico State had a 21% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1939: Arizona State 7, New Mexico State 0Arizona State had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsArizona StateSeriesNew Mexico State
1933–⁠1937Rudy Lavik1–⁠3–⁠1Gerald Hines
1948–⁠1950Edward Doherty3–⁠0Vaughn Corley
1955–⁠1957Dan Devine3–⁠0Tony Cavallo
1958–⁠1963Frank Kush4–⁠1Warren Woodson

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Arizona State’s side (Lavik 1–⁠3–⁠1 against Hines). 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 State, 1931 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.

Every game

Aug 31, 2017Arizona State 37, New Mexico State 31at Arizona State
Sep 18, 1999New Mexico State 35, 22Arizona State 7at Arizona State
Aug 30, 1997Arizona State 41, New Mexico State 10at Arizona State
Sep 28, 1963Arizona State 14, New Mexico State 13at Arizona State
Nov 17, 1962Arizona State 45, New Mexico State 20at Arizona State
Oct 29, 196018New Mexico State 27, Arizona State 24at Arizona State
Oct 31, 1959Arizona State 35, New Mexico State 31at Arizona State
Nov 1, 1958Arizona State 23, New Mexico State 19at Arizona State
Nov 2, 1957Arizona State 21, New Mexico State 0at Arizona State
Oct 6, 1956Arizona State 28, New Mexico State 7at New Mexico State
Nov 19, 1955Arizona State 26, New Mexico State 6at Arizona State
Oct 27, 1951Arizona State 46, New Mexico State 0at Arizona State
Oct 28, 1950Arizona State 49, New Mexico State 0at Arizona State
Nov 5, 1949Arizona State 68, New Mexico State 32at Arizona State
Nov 5, 1948Arizona State 52, New Mexico State 7at New Mexico State
Nov 1, 1947Arizona State 33, New Mexico State 12at Arizona State
Nov 2, 1946Arizona State 14, New Mexico State 7at New Mexico State
Oct 17, 1942Arizona State 20, New Mexico State 0at Arizona State
Oct 18, 1941Arizona State 19, New Mexico State 14at New Mexico State
Oct 19, 1940Arizona State 42, New Mexico State 6at Arizona State
Oct 20, 1939Arizona State 7, New Mexico State 0at New Mexico State
Oct 22, 1938New Mexico State 14, Arizona State 12at Arizona State
Nov 25, 1937New Mexico State 14, Arizona State 0at New Mexico State
Nov 7, 1936New Mexico State 20, Arizona State 6at Arizona State
Oct 19, 1935New Mexico State 7, Arizona State 6at New Mexico State
Nov 10, 1934New Mexico State 7, Arizona State 7at New Mexico State
Nov 11, 1933Arizona State 19, New Mexico State 7at Arizona State
Nov 5, 1932Arizona State 7, New Mexico State 6at New Mexico State
Oct 17, 1931Arizona State 25, New Mexico State 7at Arizona State

Every game is listed as played on the field.