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Howard Payne vs. New Mexico State

Howard Payne and New Mexico State first met in 1940 and have played 7 times; Howard Payne leads the series 4–⁠3. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Howard Payne 4–⁠3, and New Mexico State has won the last 2.

Howard Payne wins
4
New Mexico State wins
3
Ties
0
First meeting
1940
Longest streak
2 Howard Payne
Current streak
2 New Mexico State
Last 10 meetings
Howard Payne 4–⁠3
Most recent
1969

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1940s1–⁠0
1950s3–⁠1
1960s0–⁠2
Average margin
19.1 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Howard Payne
1–⁠0 Howard Payne’s record at home
At New Mexico State
3–⁠3 New Mexico State’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. Howard Payne’s biggest win1954: Howard Payne 34, New Mexico State 7by 27 points
  2. New Mexico State’s biggest win1966: New Mexico State 35, Howard Payne 7by 28 points
  3. Upset1940: Howard Payne 10, New Mexico State 0Howard Payne had a 18% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1950: Howard Payne 33, New Mexico State 6Howard Payne had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Howard Payne and New Mexico State, 1940 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 20, 1969New Mexico State 21, Howard Payne 14at New Mexico State
Sep 10, 1966New Mexico State 35, Howard Payne 7at New Mexico State
Oct 8, 1955Howard Payne 34, New Mexico State 12at Howard Payne
Oct 9, 1954Howard Payne 34, New Mexico State 7at New Mexico State
Sep 20, 1952New Mexico State 20, Howard Payne 7at New Mexico State
Sep 30, 1950Howard Payne 33, New Mexico State 6at New Mexico State
Sep 27, 1940Howard Payne 10, New Mexico State 0at New Mexico State

Every game is listed as played on the field.