Fresno State vs. New Mexico State

Fresno State and New Mexico State have 21 meetings on file, the first in 1972; Fresno State leads the series 20–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Fresno State 9–⁠1, and Fresno State has won the last 3.

Fresno State wins
20
New Mexico State wins
1
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1972
Longest streak
17 Fresno State
Current streak
3 Fresno State
Last 10 meetings
Fresno State 9–⁠1
Most recent
2024

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s3–⁠0
1980s6–⁠0
1990s2–⁠0
2000s5–⁠0
2010s2–⁠1
2020s2–⁠0
Average margin
23.3 points; 6 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Fresno State
9–⁠0 Fresno State’s record at home
At New Mexico State
1–⁠10 New Mexico State’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Fresno State first
Shutouts
3

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Fresno State’s biggest win2024: Fresno State 48, New Mexico State 0by 48 points
  2. New Mexico State’s biggest win2011: New Mexico State 48, Fresno State 45by 3 points
  3. Upset1974: Fresno State 9, New Mexico State 7Fresno State had a 18% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsFresno StateSeriesNew Mexico State
1986–⁠1989Jim Sweeney4–⁠0Mike Knoll
2005–⁠2008Pat Hill4–⁠0Hal Mumme
2009–⁠2011Pat Hill2–⁠1DeWayne Walker

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Fresno State’s side (Sweeney 4–⁠0 against Knoll). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Fresno State and New Mexico State, 1972 on13001500170019801990200020102020

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

Wylan Free Fresno State6 tackles, 2 INT, 1 TD2019 Defense

Named most valuable

Mikey Keene Fresno State2023
Levelle Bailey Fresno State2023

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Every game

Sep 14, 2024Fresno State 48, New Mexico State 0at Fresno State
Dec 16, 2023Fresno State 37, New Mexico State 10University Stadium (NM)New Mexico Bowl
Sep 28, 2019Fresno State 30, New Mexico State 17at New Mexico State
Nov 12, 2011New Mexico State 48, Fresno State 45at New Mexico State
Oct 16, 2010Fresno State 33, New Mexico State 10at Fresno State
Oct 24, 2009Fresno State 34, New Mexico State 3at New Mexico State
Nov 15, 2008Fresno State 24, New Mexico State 17at Fresno State
Nov 30, 2007Fresno State 30, New Mexico State 23at New Mexico State
Nov 11, 2006Fresno State 23, New Mexico State 18at Fresno State
Oct 8, 2005Fresno State 37, New Mexico State 7at New Mexico State
Oct 19, 1991Fresno State 42, New Mexico State 28at New Mexico State
Sep 22, 1990Fresno State 42, New Mexico State 3at Fresno State
Nov 11, 198924Fresno State 45, New Mexico State 5at New Mexico State
Sep 17, 1988Fresno State 41, New Mexico State 0at Fresno State
Nov 21, 1987Fresno State 34, New Mexico State 10at New Mexico State
Oct 11, 1986Fresno State 17, New Mexico State 14at Fresno State
Oct 19, 1985Fresno State 48, New Mexico State 21at New Mexico State
Sep 29, 1984Fresno State 53, New Mexico State 24at Fresno State
Nov 13, 1976Fresno State 44, New Mexico State 0at Fresno State
Oct 5, 1974Fresno State 9, New Mexico State 7at New Mexico State
Sep 23, 1972Fresno State 49, New Mexico State 17at New Mexico State

Every game is listed as played on the field.