California vs. New Mexico State

California and New Mexico State have 3 meetings on file, the first in 2002; California leads the series 3–⁠0 in the games on file. Over the last 3 meetings it’s California 3–⁠0, and California has won the last 3.

California wins
3
New Mexico State wins
0
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2002
Longest streak
3 California
Current streak
3 California
Last 10 meetings
California 3–⁠0
Most recent
2005

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s3–⁠0
Average margin
25.3 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At California
2–⁠0 California’s record at home
At New Mexico State
0–⁠1 New Mexico State’s record at home

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of California and New Mexico State, 2002 on13001500170020052010201520202025

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

Justin Forsett California31 carries, 235 yards, 1 TD2005 Rushing
J.J. Arrington California16 carries, 177 yards, 3 TD2004 Rushing

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

Every game

Sep 23, 200513California 41, New Mexico State 13at New Mexico State
Sep 11, 200412California 41, New Mexico State 14at California
Sep 7, 2002California 34, New Mexico State 13at California

Every game is listed as played on the field.