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Drake vs. New Mexico State

Drake and New Mexico State have 13 meetings on file, the first in 1938; New Mexico State leads the series 8–⁠5 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s New Mexico State 6–⁠4.

Drake wins
5
New Mexico State wins
8
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1938
Longest streak
4 New Mexico State
Current streak
1 Drake
Last 10 meetings
New Mexico State 6–⁠4
Most recent
1984

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s0–⁠1
1970s3–⁠6
1980s2–⁠1
Average margin
8.2 points; 9 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Drake
2–⁠2 Drake’s record at home
At New Mexico State
6–⁠3 New Mexico State’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Drake’s biggest win1972: Drake 28, New Mexico State 10by 18 points
  2. New Mexico State’s biggest win1977: New Mexico State 35, Drake 9by 26 points
  3. Upset1974: Drake 29, New Mexico State 28Drake had a 19% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1984: Drake 35, New Mexico State 28Drake had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1973: New Mexico State 27, Drake 12New Mexico State had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsDrakeSeriesNew Mexico State
1973–⁠1976Jack Wallace1–⁠3Jim Bradley
1978–⁠1980Chuck Shelton2–⁠1Gil Krueger

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Drake’s side (Wallace 1–⁠3 against Bradley). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Drake and New Mexico State, 1938 on130015001700194019501960197019801990200020102020

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 22, 1984Drake 35, New Mexico State 28at Drake
Oct 15, 1983New Mexico State 42, Drake 23at New Mexico State
Oct 25, 1980Drake 28, New Mexico State 22at New Mexico State
Sep 8, 1979Drake 14, New Mexico State 13at Drake
Nov 4, 1978New Mexico State 21, Drake 20at New Mexico State
Sep 24, 1977New Mexico State 35, Drake 9at New Mexico State
Sep 4, 1976New Mexico State 30, Drake 29at Drake
Sep 6, 1975New Mexico State 14, Drake 10at New Mexico State
Oct 26, 1974Drake 29, New Mexico State 28at New Mexico State
Sep 1, 1973New Mexico State 27, Drake 12at Drake
Oct 28, 1972Drake 28, New Mexico State 10at New Mexico State
Sep 11, 1971New Mexico State 7, Drake 3at New Mexico State
Dec 2, 1938New Mexico State 20, Drake 16at New Mexico State

Every game is listed as played on the field.