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New Mexico State vs. Northern Arizona

New Mexico State and Northern Arizona have 24 meetings on file, the first in 1931; New Mexico State leads the series 17–⁠6–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s New Mexico State 9–⁠1, and New Mexico State has won the last 9.

New Mexico State wins
17
Northern Arizona wins
6
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1931
Longest streak
9 New Mexico State
Current streak
9 New Mexico State
Last 10 meetings
New Mexico State 9–⁠1
Most recent
1982

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s6–⁠2–⁠1
1940s3–⁠4
1950s4–⁠0
1960s2–⁠0
1970s1–⁠0
1980s1–⁠0
Average margin
21.4 points; 10 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At New Mexico State
12–⁠1–⁠1 New Mexico State’s record at home
At Northern Arizona
5–⁠5 Northern Arizona’s record at home
Shutouts
10

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

Games that tell the story

  1. New Mexico State’s biggest win1967: New Mexico State 90, Northern Arizona 0by 90 points
  2. Northern Arizona’s biggest win1941: Northern Arizona 27, New Mexico State 7by 20 points
  3. Upset1931: Northern Arizona 13, New Mexico State 6Northern Arizona had a 13% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1948: Northern Arizona 13, New Mexico State 7Northern Arizona had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1933: Northern Arizona 13, New Mexico State 7Northern Arizona had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of New Mexico State and Northern Arizona, 1931 on13001500170019401960198020002020

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

Oct 30, 1982New Mexico State 34, Northern Arizona 32at New Mexico State
Oct 10, 1970New Mexico State 57, Northern Arizona 13at New Mexico State
Nov 11, 1967New Mexico State 90, Northern Arizona 0at New Mexico State
Sep 16, 1961New Mexico State 56, Northern Arizona 6at New Mexico State
Sep 12, 1959New Mexico State 35, Northern Arizona 0at New Mexico State
Nov 1, 1952New Mexico State 33, Northern Arizona 9at Northern Arizona
Nov 3, 1951New Mexico State 48, Northern Arizona 12at New Mexico State
Oct 14, 1950New Mexico State 20, Northern Arizona 14at Northern Arizona
Nov 12, 1949New Mexico State 35, Northern Arizona 0at New Mexico State
Sep 18, 1948Northern Arizona 13, New Mexico State 7at Northern Arizona
Nov 8, 1947New Mexico State 26, Northern Arizona 6at New Mexico State
Oct 19, 1946Northern Arizona 14, New Mexico State 6at Northern Arizona
Nov 21, 1942Northern Arizona 3, New Mexico State 0at New Mexico State
Nov 1, 1941Northern Arizona 27, New Mexico State 7at Northern Arizona
Oct 25, 1940New Mexico State 13, Northern Arizona 0at New Mexico State
Oct 7, 1939New Mexico State 25, Northern Arizona 13at Northern Arizona
Oct 28, 1938New Mexico State 34, Northern Arizona 0at New Mexico State
Oct 16, 1937New Mexico State 7, Northern Arizona 0at Northern Arizona
Oct 9, 1936New Mexico State 41, Northern Arizona 0at New Mexico State
Oct 5, 1935New Mexico State 7, Northern Arizona 0at Northern Arizona
Oct 19, 1934New Mexico State 6, Northern Arizona 6at New Mexico State
Oct 14, 1933Northern Arizona 13, New Mexico State 7at Northern Arizona
Nov 12, 1932New Mexico State 7, Northern Arizona 0at New Mexico State
Oct 10, 1931Northern Arizona 13, New Mexico State 6at Northern Arizona

Every game is listed as played on the field.