New Mexico State vs. Utah State
New Mexico State and Utah State have 40 meetings on file, the first in 1960; Utah State leads the series 32–8 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Utah State 7–3, and Utah State has won the last 2. Share
- New Mexico State wins
- 8
- Utah State wins
- 32
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1960
- Longest streak
- 19 Utah State
- Current streak
- 2 Utah State
- Last 10 meetings
- Utah State 7–3
- Most recent
- 2021
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3–3 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 0–4 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 0–5 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 1–9 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 3–6 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 1–4 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 0–1 |
- Average margin
- 19.5 points; 14 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At New Mexico State
- 3–17 New Mexico State’s record at home
- At Utah State
- 15–3 Utah State’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 2–0 New Mexico State first
- Overtime
- 1 game went to overtime
- Shutouts
- 2
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in. Overtime games from the games’ Wikipedia articles.
Games that tell the story
- New Mexico State’s biggest win2006: New Mexico State 42, Utah State 20by 22 points
- Utah State’s biggest win1964: Utah State 76, New Mexico State 0by 76 points
- Upset2007: Utah State 35, New Mexico State 17Utah State had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | New Mexico State | Series | Utah State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963–1966 | Warren Woodson | 1–2 | Tony Knap |
| 1968–1972 | Jim Wood | 0–4 | Chuck Mills |
| 1986–1989 | Mike Knoll | 0–4 | Chuck Shelton |
| 1992–1994 | Jim Hess | 0–3 | Charlie Weatherbie |
| 2000–2004 | Tony Samuel | 1–3 | Mick Dennehy |
| 2005–2008 | Hal Mumme | 1–3 | Brent Guy |
| 2009–2012 | DeWayne Walker | 1–3 | Gary Andersen |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from New Mexico State’s side (Woodson 1–2 against Knap). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
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
| Chris Williams New Mexico State | 7 catches, 161 yards, 3 TD | 2006 Receiving |
Named most valuable
| Leon McQuaker (LB New Mexico State | 2017 |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.