History Programs New Mexico State vs. West Texas New Mexico State vs. West Texas WT New Mexico State and West Texas first met in 1941 and have played 39 times; West Texas leads the series 26–11–2. Over the last 10 meetings it’s West Texas 7–2, and West Texas has won the last 2. Share
New Mexico State wins 11
West Texas wins 26
Ties 2
Longest streak 6 West Texas
Current streak 2 West Texas
Last 10 meetings West Texas 7–2
The series at a glance Deeper color: bigger margin
Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner ’0 ’1 ’2 ’3 ’4 ’5 ’6 ’7 ’8 ’9 W–L 1940s 0–4 1950s 2–7 1960s 4–5–1 1970s 4–5–1 1980s 1–5
Average margin 20.5 points; 13 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At New Mexico State 7–12–1 New Mexico State’s record at home
At West Texas 14–4–1 West Texas’s record at home
Shutouts 5 Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Coach against coach Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from New Mexico State’s side (Cavallo 0–3 against Kimbrough). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years Ticks under the axis: each meeting, in the winner’s color
End-of-season Elo ratings of New Mexico State and West Texas, 1941 on 1300 1500 1700 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 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 Nov 16, 1985 West Texas 55, New Mexico State 25 at New Mexico State Oct 26, 1984 West Texas 21, New Mexico State 13 at New Mexico State Nov 19, 1983 New Mexico State 26, West Texas 24 at New Mexico State Nov 13, 1982 West Texas 30, New Mexico State 28 at West Texas Nov 21, 1981 West Texas 45, New Mexico State 9 at New Mexico State Oct 4, 1980 West Texas 17, New Mexico State 15 at West Texas Nov 3, 1979 West Texas 54, New Mexico State 21 at New Mexico State Nov 25, 1978 New Mexico State 33, West Texas 31 at West Texas Oct 8, 1977 West Texas 17, New Mexico State 14 at New Mexico State Nov 20, 1976 New Mexico State 13, West Texas 13 at New Mexico State Nov 8, 1975 West Texas 38, New Mexico State 10 at West Texas Sep 21, 1974 New Mexico State 41, West Texas 0 at West Texas Nov 3, 1973 New Mexico State 56, West Texas 14 at New Mexico State Oct 14, 1972 West Texas 63, New Mexico State 14 at West Texas Nov 6, 1971 New Mexico State 50, West Texas 24 at New Mexico State Oct 24, 1970 West Texas 37, New Mexico State 7 at West Texas Oct 25, 1969 West Texas 17, New Mexico State 16 at West Texas Nov 2, 1968 West Texas 23, New Mexico State 14 at New Mexico State Oct 21, 1967 New Mexico State 31, West Texas 10 at New Mexico State Oct 22, 1966 West Texas 17, New Mexico State 14 at West Texas Oct 23, 1965 New Mexico State 10, West Texas 2 at West Texas Nov 14, 1964 New Mexico State 40, West Texas 0 at New Mexico State Nov 9, 1963 West Texas 24, New Mexico State 24 at West Texas Oct 20, 1962 West Texas 20, New Mexico State 12 at West Texas Nov 18, 1961 West Texas 35, New Mexico State 22 at New Mexico State Nov 12, 1960 15 New Mexico State 35,West Texas 15 at West Texas Nov 21, 1959 New Mexico State 35, West Texas 13 at New Mexico State Nov 22, 1958 West Texas 39, New Mexico State 32 at West Texas Oct 19, 1957 West Texas 35, New Mexico State 7 at New Mexico State Oct 20, 1956 West Texas 45, New Mexico State 0 at West Texas Oct 15, 1955 West Texas 32, New Mexico State 6 at New Mexico State Oct 16, 1954 West Texas 41, New Mexico State 7 at West Texas Nov 21, 1953 New Mexico State 19, West Texas 13 at New Mexico State Oct 11, 1952 West Texas 45, New Mexico State 7 at West Texas Nov 10, 1951 West Texas 50, New Mexico State 20 at New Mexico State Oct 24, 1947 West Texas 34, New Mexico State 7 at New Mexico State Oct 26, 1946 West Texas 21, New Mexico State 14 at West Texas Oct 31, 1942 West Texas 23, New Mexico State 0 at New Mexico State Oct 11, 1941 West Texas 51, New Mexico State 0 at West Texas
Every game is listed as played on the field.
