New Mexico Highlands vs. South Dakota Mines

New Mexico Highlands and South Dakota Mines first met in 2021 and have played 6 times; South Dakota Mines leads the series 5–⁠1. Over the last 6 meetings it’s South Dakota Mines 5–⁠1.

New Mexico Highlands wins
1
South Dakota Mines wins
5
Ties
0
First meeting
2021
Longest streak
4 South Dakota Mines
Current streak
1 South Dakota Mines
Last 10 meetings
South Dakota Mines 5–⁠1
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2020s1–⁠5
Average margin
18.3 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At New Mexico Highlands
1–⁠2 New Mexico Highlands’s record at home
At South Dakota Mines
3–⁠0 South Dakota Mines’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. New Mexico Highlands’s biggest win2025: New Mexico Highlands 48, South Dakota Mines 42by 6 points
  2. South Dakota Mines’s biggest win2023: South Dakota Mines 42, New Mexico Highlands 7by 35 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of New Mexico Highlands and South Dakota Mines, 2021 on1300150017002025

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 26, 2026South Dakota Mines 34, New Mexico Highlands 23at South Dakota Mines
Sep 20, 2025New Mexico Highlands 48, South Dakota Mines 42at New Mexico Highlands
Sep 21, 2024South Dakota Mines 40, New Mexico Highlands 19at South Dakota Mines
Sep 23, 2023South Dakota Mines 42, New Mexico Highlands 7at New Mexico Highlands
Sep 24, 2022South Dakota Mines 41, New Mexico Highlands 27at South Dakota Mines
Nov 6, 2021South Dakota Mines 40, New Mexico Highlands 17at New Mexico Highlands

Every game is listed as played on the field.