New Mexico Highlands vs. Western New Mexico

New Mexico Highlands and Western New Mexico first met in 2021 and have played 5 times; New Mexico Highlands leads the series 4–⁠1. Over the last 5 meetings it’s New Mexico Highlands 4–⁠1, and New Mexico Highlands has won the last 2.

New Mexico Highlands wins
4
Western New Mexico wins
1
Ties
0
First meeting
2021
Longest streak
2 New Mexico Highlands
Current streak
2 New Mexico Highlands
Last 10 meetings
New Mexico Highlands 4–⁠1
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
2020s4–⁠1
Average margin
10 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At New Mexico Highlands
2–⁠0 New Mexico Highlands’s record at home
At Western New Mexico
1–⁠2 Western New Mexico’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 win2026: New Mexico Highlands 55, Western New Mexico 32by 23 points
  2. Western New Mexico’s biggest win2024: Western New Mexico 36, New Mexico Highlands 33by 3 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of New Mexico Highlands and Western New Mexico, 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 3, 2026New Mexico Highlands 55, Western New Mexico 32at Western New Mexico
Sep 6, 2025New Mexico Highlands 69, Western New Mexico 55at New Mexico Highlands
Sep 14, 2024Western New Mexico 36, New Mexico Highlands 33at Western New Mexico
Sep 9, 2023New Mexico Highlands 48, Western New Mexico 41at New Mexico Highlands
Nov 20, 2021New Mexico Highlands 31, Western New Mexico 28at Western New Mexico

Every game is listed as played on the field.