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Hawai’i vs. New Mexico

Hawai’i and New Mexico have 29 meetings on file, the first in 1964; Hawai’i leads the series 17–⁠12 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s New Mexico 7–⁠3.

Hawai’i wins
17
New Mexico wins
12
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1964
Longest streak
9 Hawai’i
Current streak
1 New Mexico
Last 10 meetings
New Mexico 7–⁠3
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s0–⁠1
1970s3–⁠1
1980s9–⁠1
1990s2–⁠4
2010s1–⁠3
2020s2–⁠2
Average margin
16.4 points; 6 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Hawai’i
13–⁠7 Hawai’i’s record at home
At New Mexico
5–⁠4 New Mexico’s record at home
Shutouts
1

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Hawai’i’s biggest win1989: Hawai’i 60, New Mexico 14by 46 points
  2. New Mexico’s biggest win1993: New Mexico 41, Hawai’i 14by 27 points
  3. Upset1971: Hawai’i 28, New Mexico 21Hawai’i had a 21% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1994: New Mexico 38, Hawai’i 21New Mexico had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1993: New Mexico 41, Hawai’i 14New Mexico had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsHawai’iSeriesNew Mexico
1977–⁠1979Dick Tomey2–⁠1Bill Mondt
1980–⁠1982Dick Tomey2–⁠1Joe Morrison
1983–⁠1986Dick Tomey4–⁠0Joe Lee Dunn
1987–⁠1991Bob Wagner5–⁠0Mike Sheppard
1993–⁠1995Bob Wagner0–⁠3Dennis Franchione

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Hawai’i’s side (Tomey 2–⁠1 against Mondt). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Hawai’i and New Mexico, 1964 on130015001700197019801990200020102020

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

Micah Alejado Hawai’i37 of 57, 469 yards, 5 TD2024 Passing

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

Every game

Oct 17, 2026New Mexico 21, Hawai’i 10at Hawai’i
Nov 30, 2024Hawai’i 38, New Mexico 30at Hawai’i
Oct 21, 2023New Mexico 42, Hawai’i 21at New Mexico
Nov 7, 2020Hawai’i 39, New Mexico 33at Hawai’i
Oct 26, 2019Hawai’i 45, New Mexico 31at New Mexico
Oct 29, 2016New Mexico 28, Hawai’i 21at Hawai’i
Oct 17, 2015New Mexico 28, Hawai’i 27at New Mexico
Oct 14, 2012New Mexico 35, Hawai’i 23at Hawai’i
Oct 24, 1998New Mexico 30, Hawai’i 20at Hawai’i
Oct 14, 1995New Mexico 24, Hawai’i 10at New Mexico
Oct 8, 1994New Mexico 38, Hawai’i 21at Hawai’i
Oct 2, 1993New Mexico 41, Hawai’i 14at New Mexico
Sep 14, 1991Hawai’i 35, New Mexico 13at Hawai’i
Nov 3, 1990Hawai’i 43, New Mexico 16at Hawai’i
Sep 30, 1989Hawai’i 60, New Mexico 14at Hawai’i
Nov 5, 1988Hawai’i 45, New Mexico 3at Hawai’i
Oct 10, 1987Hawai’i 41, New Mexico 31at New Mexico
Oct 4, 1986Hawai’i 27, New Mexico 10at Hawai’i
Oct 26, 1985Hawai’i 27, New Mexico 17at New Mexico
Nov 24, 1984Hawai’i 48, New Mexico 13at Hawai’i
Oct 22, 1983Hawai’i 25, New Mexico 16at Hawai’i
Nov 20, 1982New Mexico 41, Hawai’i 17at New Mexico
Oct 17, 1981Hawai’i 23, New Mexico 13at Hawai’i
Oct 18, 1980Hawai’i 31, New Mexico 14at New Mexico
Sep 22, 1979Hawai’i 20, New Mexico 3at Hawai’i
Sep 9, 1978Hawai’i 22, New Mexico 16at Hawai’i
Sep 10, 1977New Mexico 35, Hawai’i 26at Hawai’i
Nov 27, 1971Hawai’i 28, New Mexico 21at Hawai’i
Nov 20, 1964New Mexico 20, Hawai’i 0at Hawai’i

Every game is listed as played on the field.