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New Mexico State vs. Texas–Arlington

New Mexico State and Texas–Arlington first met in 1964 and have played 18 times; New Mexico State leads the series 12–⁠6. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–⁠5, and Texas–Arlington has won the last 2.

New Mexico State wins
12
Texas–Arlington wins
6
Ties
0
First meeting
1964
Longest streak
7 New Mexico State
Current streak
2 Texas–Arlington
Last 10 meetings
even at 5–⁠5
Most recent
1983

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s5–⁠1
1970s6–⁠3
1980s1–⁠2
Average margin
13.3 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At New Mexico State
6–⁠2 New Mexico State’s record at home
At Texas–Arlington
4–⁠6 Texas–Arlington’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 win1974: New Mexico State 42, Texas–Arlington 14by 28 points
  2. Texas–Arlington’s biggest win1979: Texas–Arlington 42, New Mexico State 14by 28 points
  3. Upset1967: Texas–Arlington 15, New Mexico State 14Texas–Arlington had a 16% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1980: New Mexico State 30, Texas–Arlington 10New Mexico State had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1977: New Mexico State 7, Texas–Arlington 6New Mexico State had a 35% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of New Mexico State and Texas–Arlington, 1964 on130015001700197019801990200020102020

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 22, 1983Texas–Arlington 28, New Mexico State 7at Texas–Arlington
Sep 12, 1981Texas–Arlington 26, New Mexico State 13at Texas–Arlington
Oct 18, 1980New Mexico State 30, Texas–Arlington 10at Texas–Arlington
Oct 20, 1979Texas–Arlington 42, New Mexico State 14at New Mexico State
Oct 7, 1978Texas–Arlington 28, New Mexico State 17at New Mexico State
Oct 22, 1977New Mexico State 7, Texas–Arlington 6at Texas–Arlington
Sep 18, 1976Texas–Arlington 21, New Mexico State 10at Texas–Arlington
Oct 25, 1975New Mexico State 16, Texas–Arlington 0at New Mexico State
Sep 28, 1974New Mexico State 42, Texas–Arlington 14at New Mexico State
Oct 21, 1972New Mexico State 17, Texas–Arlington 12at Texas–Arlington
Oct 23, 1971New Mexico State 20, Texas–Arlington 6at Texas–Arlington
Sep 19, 1970New Mexico State 35, Texas–Arlington 7at New Mexico State
Sep 27, 1969New Mexico State 16, Texas–Arlington 7at Texas–Arlington
Sep 28, 1968New Mexico State 21, Texas–Arlington 20at New Mexico State
Sep 23, 1967Texas–Arlington 15, New Mexico State 14at Texas–Arlington
Sep 24, 1966New Mexico State 23, Texas–Arlington 10at New Mexico State
Sep 18, 1965New Mexico State 27, Texas–Arlington 10at Texas–Arlington
Sep 19, 1964New Mexico State 3, Texas–Arlington 0at New Mexico State

Every game is listed as played on the field.