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New Mexico State vs. San Diego State

New Mexico State and San Diego State have 13 meetings on file, the first in 1936; San Diego State leads the series 11–⁠1–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s San Diego State 9–⁠1, and San Diego State has won the last 9.

New Mexico State wins
1
San Diego State wins
11
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1936
Longest streak
9 San Diego State
Current streak
9 San Diego State
Last 10 meetings
San Diego State 9–⁠1
Most recent
2021

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s0–⁠1–⁠1
1940s0–⁠1
1950s1–⁠0
1960s0–⁠1
1970s0–⁠3
2000s0–⁠1
2010s0–⁠3
2020s0–⁠1
Average margin
22.2 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At New Mexico State
1–⁠3–⁠1 New Mexico State’s record at home
At San Diego State
8–⁠0 San Diego State’s record at home
Shutouts
2

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 win1955: New Mexico State 26, San Diego State 6by 20 points
  2. San Diego State’s biggest win1969: San Diego State 70, New Mexico State 21by 49 points
  3. Upset1937: San Diego State 20, New Mexico State 0San Diego State had a 15% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsNew Mexico StateSeriesSan Diego State
1973–⁠1975Jim Bradley0–⁠3Claude Gilbert

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from New Mexico State’s side (Bradley 0–⁠3 against Gilbert). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of New Mexico State and San Diego State, 1936 on130015001700194019501960197019801990200020102020

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.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Ronnie Hillman San Diego State22 carries, 150 yards, 4 TD2010 Rushing
Donnel Pumphrey San Diego State19 carries, 167 yards, 3 TD2013 Rushing

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Sep 4, 2021San Diego State 28, New Mexico State 10at San Diego State
Sep 14, 2019San Diego State 31, New Mexico State 10at New Mexico State
Sep 28, 2013San Diego State 26, New Mexico State 16at New Mexico State
Sep 11, 2010San Diego State 41, New Mexico State 21at New Mexico State
Oct 3, 2009San Diego State 34, New Mexico State 17at San Diego State
Oct 18, 1975San Diego State 48, New Mexico State 3at San Diego State
Nov 16, 1974San Diego State 35, New Mexico State 14at San Diego State
Oct 13, 1973San Diego State 27, New Mexico State 0at San Diego State
Nov 15, 1969San Diego State 70, New Mexico State 21at San Diego State
Nov 12, 1955New Mexico State 26, San Diego State 6at New Mexico State
Oct 15, 1949San Diego State 39, New Mexico State 18at San Diego State
Oct 23, 1937San Diego State 20, New Mexico State 0at San Diego State
Oct 31, 1936New Mexico State 7, San Diego State 7at New Mexico State

Every game is listed as played on the field.