New Mexico vs. Utah State

New Mexico and Utah State have 32 meetings on file, the first in 1951; Utah State leads the series 17–⁠15 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Utah State 7–⁠3, and New Mexico has won the last 2.

New Mexico wins
15
Utah State wins
17
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1951
Longest streak
7 Utah State
Current streak
2 New Mexico
Last 10 meetings
Utah State 7–⁠3
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s6–⁠3
1960s2–⁠4
1990s2–⁠0
2000s1–⁠1
2010s2–⁠5
2020s2–⁠4
Average margin
14.8 points; 14 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At New Mexico
10–⁠8 New Mexico’s record at home
At Utah State
9–⁠5 Utah State’s record at home
Shutouts
4

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

Games that tell the story

  1. New Mexico’s biggest win1952: New Mexico 28, Utah State 0by 28 points
  2. Utah State’s biggest win2018: Utah State 61, New Mexico 19by 42 points
  3. Upset2015: New Mexico 14, Utah State 13New Mexico had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1954: Utah State 6, New Mexico 0Utah State had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsNew MexicoSeriesUtah State
1960–⁠1962Bill Weeks1–⁠2John Ralston
1963–⁠1966Bill Weeks1–⁠2Tony Knap
2013–⁠2018Bob Davie2–⁠4Matt Wells
2021–⁠2023Danny Gonzales0–⁠3Blake Anderson

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from New Mexico’s side (Weeks 1–⁠2 against Ralston). 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 and Utah State, 1951 on1300150017001960197019801990200020102020

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

Jordan Love Utah State23 of 34, 448 yards, 4 TD2018 Passing
Jalen Royals Utah State11 catches, 188 yards, 1 TD2024 Receiving

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

Every game

Oct 25, 2025New Mexico 33, Utah State 14at New Mexico
Oct 19, 2024New Mexico 50, Utah State 45at Utah State
Nov 24, 2023Utah State 44, New Mexico 41at New Mexico
Nov 5, 2022Utah State 27, New Mexico 10at Utah State
Nov 26, 2021Utah State 35, New Mexico 10at New Mexico
Nov 26, 2020Utah State 41, New Mexico 27at Utah State
Nov 30, 2019Utah State 38, New Mexico 25at New Mexico
Oct 27, 2018Utah State 61, New Mexico 19at Utah State
Nov 4, 2017Utah State 24, New Mexico 10at New Mexico
Nov 12, 2016New Mexico 24, Utah State 21at Utah State
Nov 7, 2015New Mexico 14, Utah State 13at New Mexico
Nov 15, 2014Utah State 28, New Mexico 21at Utah State
Oct 19, 2013Utah State 45, New Mexico 10at New Mexico
Oct 4, 2003New Mexico 34, Utah State 7at New Mexico
Oct 19, 2002Utah State 45, New Mexico 44at Utah State
Sep 12, 1998New Mexico 39, Utah State 36at New Mexico
Sep 20, 1997New Mexico 25, Utah State 22at Utah State
Sep 17, 1966New Mexico 17, Utah State 8at New Mexico
Oct 17, 1964Utah State 14, New Mexico 3at New Mexico
Oct 12, 1963Utah State 47, New Mexico 14at Utah State
Oct 13, 1962New Mexico 14, Utah State 13at New Mexico
Oct 14, 1961Utah State 41, New Mexico 7at Utah State
Oct 15, 1960Utah State 46, New Mexico 7at New Mexico
Oct 10, 1959New Mexico 28, Utah State 6at Utah State
Oct 11, 1958New Mexico 34, Utah State 14at New Mexico
Oct 12, 1957New Mexico 14, Utah State 10at Utah State
Sep 29, 1956New Mexico 27, Utah State 19at New Mexico
Oct 8, 1955Utah State 18, New Mexico 0at Utah State
Oct 2, 1954Utah State 6, New Mexico 0at New Mexico
Sep 26, 1953Utah State 6, New Mexico 0at Utah State
Dec 6, 1952New Mexico 28, Utah State 0at New Mexico
Dec 1, 1951New Mexico 17, Utah State 13at New Mexico

Every game is listed as played on the field.