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Lamar vs. New Mexico State

Lamar and New Mexico State have 11 meetings on file, the first in 1964; New Mexico State leads the series 7–⁠4 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s New Mexico State 7–⁠3.

Lamar wins
4
New Mexico State wins
7
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1964
Longest streak
3 New Mexico State
Current streak
1 New Mexico State
Last 10 meetings
New Mexico State 7–⁠3
Most recent
2022

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s2–⁠3
1970s2–⁠3
2020s0–⁠1
Average margin
11 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Lamar
2–⁠2 Lamar’s record at home
At New Mexico State
5–⁠2 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. Lamar’s biggest win1964: Lamar 21, New Mexico State 14by 7 points
  2. New Mexico State’s biggest win2022: New Mexico State 51, Lamar 14by 37 points
  3. Upset1969: Lamar 9, New Mexico State 7Lamar had a 15% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1972: Lamar 24, New Mexico State 19Lamar had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1964: Lamar 21, New Mexico State 14Lamar had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Lamar and New Mexico State, 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.

Every game

Nov 12, 2022New Mexico State 51, Lamar 14at New Mexico State
Sep 25, 1976Lamar 21, New Mexico State 17at New Mexico State
Sep 20, 1975New Mexico State 17, Lamar 14at Lamar
Sep 8, 1973New Mexico State 24, Lamar 7at New Mexico State
Nov 4, 1972Lamar 24, New Mexico State 19at New Mexico State
Nov 14, 1970New Mexico State 69, Lamar 37at New Mexico State
Oct 4, 1969Lamar 9, New Mexico State 7at Lamar
Oct 5, 1968New Mexico State 16, Lamar 14at Lamar
Sep 16, 1967New Mexico State 17, Lamar 6at New Mexico State
Sep 25, 1965New Mexico State 21, Lamar 20at New Mexico State
Nov 7, 1964Lamar 21, New Mexico State 14at Lamar

Every game is listed as played on the field.