Arizona vs. New Mexico State

Arizona and New Mexico State have 18 meetings on file, the first in 1932; Arizona leads the series 16–⁠1–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Arizona 10–⁠0, and Arizona has won the last 11.

Arizona wins
16
New Mexico State wins
1
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1932
Longest streak
11 Arizona
Current streak
11 Arizona
Last 10 meetings
Arizona 10–⁠0
Most recent
1994

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s6–⁠1–⁠1
1940s4–⁠0
1950s4–⁠0
1990s2–⁠0
Average margin
28.7 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Arizona
15–⁠1–⁠1 Arizona’s record at home
At New Mexico State
0–⁠1 New Mexico State’s record at home
Shutouts
7

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Arizona’s biggest win1954: Arizona 58, New Mexico State 0by 58 points
  2. New Mexico State’s biggest win1938: New Mexico State 7, Arizona 6by 1 points
  3. Upset1938: New Mexico State 7, Arizona 6New Mexico State had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsArizonaSeriesNew Mexico State
1933–⁠1937Tex Oliver4–⁠0–⁠1Gerald Hines
1940–⁠1942Miles Casteel3–⁠0Julius Johnston

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Arizona’s side (Oliver 4–⁠0–⁠1 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 and New Mexico State, 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.

Every game

Sep 10, 19949Arizona 44, New Mexico State 0at Arizona
Oct 31, 199217Arizona 30, New Mexico State 0at Arizona
Sep 18, 1954Arizona 58, New Mexico State 0at Arizona
Oct 3, 1953Arizona 46, New Mexico State 7at Arizona
Sep 27, 1952Arizona 62, New Mexico State 12at Arizona
Sep 15, 1951Arizona 67, New Mexico State 13at Arizona
Sep 24, 1949Arizona 40, New Mexico State 7at Arizona
Sep 26, 1942Arizona 53, New Mexico State 0at Arizona
Oct 4, 1941Arizona 47, New Mexico State 0at Arizona
Oct 5, 1940Arizona 41, New Mexico State 0at Arizona
Oct 14, 1939Arizona 20, New Mexico State 3at Arizona
Oct 8, 1938New Mexico State 7, Arizona 6at Arizona
Oct 30, 1937Arizona 27, New Mexico State 12at Arizona
Oct 24, 1936Arizona 28, New Mexico State 7at Arizona
Oct 26, 1935Arizona 9, New Mexico State 6at Arizona
Oct 26, 1934Arizona 0, New Mexico State 0at Arizona
Oct 27, 1933Arizona 6, New Mexico State 0at New Mexico State
Oct 8, 1932Arizona 12, New Mexico State 7at Arizona

Every game is listed as played on the field.