New Mexico vs. Rice

New Mexico and Rice first met in 1949 and have played 3 times; Rice leads the series 3–⁠0. Over the last 3 meetings it’s Rice 3–⁠0, and Rice has won the last 3.

New Mexico wins
0
Rice wins
3
Ties
0
First meeting
1949
Longest streak
3 Rice
Current streak
3 Rice
Last 10 meetings
Rice 3–⁠0
Most recent
1997

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1940s0–⁠1
1990s0–⁠2
Average margin
28 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At New Mexico
0–⁠1 New Mexico’s record at home
At Rice
2–⁠0 Rice’s record at home
Shutouts
1

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of New Mexico and Rice, 1949 on13001500170019501960197019801990200020102020

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 18, 1997Rice 35, New Mexico 23at New Mexico
Oct 5, 1996Rice 38, New Mexico 21at Rice
Oct 8, 1949Rice 55, New Mexico 0at Rice

Every game is listed as played on the field.