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McMurry vs. New Mexico State

McMurry and New Mexico State first met in 1942 and have played 11 times; McMurry leads the series 7–⁠4. Over the last 10 meetings it’s McMurry 6–⁠4, and New Mexico State has won the last 4.

McMurry wins
7
New Mexico State wins
4
Ties
0
First meeting
1942
Longest streak
7 McMurry
Current streak
4 New Mexico State
Last 10 meetings
McMurry 6–⁠4
Most recent
1961

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1940s2–⁠0
1950s5–⁠2
1960s0–⁠2
Average margin
17 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At New Mexico State
4–⁠7 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. McMurry’s biggest win1957: McMurry 26, New Mexico State 6by 20 points
  2. New Mexico State’s biggest win1959: New Mexico State 43, McMurry 11by 32 points
  3. Upset1947: McMurry 22, New Mexico State 7McMurry had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1942: McMurry 12, New Mexico State 0McMurry had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1957: McMurry 26, New Mexico State 6McMurry had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of McMurry and New Mexico State, 1942 on13001500170019501960197019801990200020102020

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 30, 1961New Mexico State 35, McMurry 7at New Mexico State
Oct 15, 1960New Mexico State 47, McMurry 17at New Mexico State
Oct 3, 1959New Mexico State 43, McMurry 11at New Mexico State
Nov 8, 1958New Mexico State 10, McMurry 7at New Mexico State
Nov 9, 1957McMurry 26, New Mexico State 6at New Mexico State
Oct 13, 1956McMurry 14, New Mexico State 13at New Mexico State
Oct 10, 1953McMurry 26, New Mexico State 12at New Mexico State
Nov 8, 1952McMurry 27, New Mexico State 14at New Mexico State
Nov 17, 1951McMurry 33, New Mexico State 14at New Mexico State
Sep 19, 1947McMurry 22, New Mexico State 7at New Mexico State
Oct 3, 1942McMurry 12, New Mexico State 0at New Mexico State

Every game is listed as played on the field.