New Mexico Highlands Cowboys
Rocky MountainLas Vegas, NMSanchez Family Stadium
2026: 3–4 (1–4 Rocky Mountain). Last: lost at CSU Pueblo 77–17. Next: Chadron State, Saturday, Oct 24, 2 p.m. ET.
- W 35–34Eastern New Mexico
- W 55–32at Western New Mexico
- L 28–31at Fort Lewis
- W 44–36Black Hills State
- L 23–34at South Dakota Mines
- L 24–52Western Colorado
- L 17–77at CSU Pueblo
- Oct 24Chadron State
- Oct 31at Colorado Mesa
- Nov 7Adams State
- Nov 14at Colorado School of Mines
New Mexico Highlands has played football since at least 1925 and is 25–64 in the 89 games on record. This season, they’re 3–4.
On this date in 2024New Mexico Highlands lost to Colorado Mesa 21–10 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 25–64 .281; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1088
- Seasons
- 29 since 1925, 89 games
2026 season 3–4
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vsEastern New Mexico | W 35–34 | 62% |
| Sep 3 | atWestern New Mexico | W 55–32 | 56% |
| Sep 12 | atFort Lewis | L 28–31 | 51% |
| Sep 19 | vsBlack Hills State | W 44–36 | 49% |
| Sep 26 | atSouth Dakota Mines | L 23–34 | 41% |
| Oct 3 | vsWestern Colorado | L 24–52 | 23% |
| Oct 17 | atCSU Pueblo | L 17–77 | 12% |
| Oct 24 | vsChadron State | Preview | 52% |
| Oct 31 | atColorado Mesa | Preview | 32% |
| Nov 7 | vsAdams State | Preview | 86% |
| Nov 14 | atColorado School of Mines | Preview | 20% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 1925
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- New Mexico State
1–9 in 10
- 1931 L 6–33
- 1932 L 0–39
- 1933 L 4–14
- 1934 L 0–59
- 1935 L 6–56
- 1941 L 0–52
- 1948 L 0–26
- 1949 L 12–40
- 1955 W 19–12
- 1999 L 7–73
Lost the last one.
- Northern Arizona
1–8 in 9
- 1937 L 0–61
- 1941 L 0–34
- 1950 L 19–26
- 1951 W 13–6
- 1952 L 7–13
- 2008 L 10–68
- 2014 L 23–62
- 2015 L 5–41
- 2016 L 3–73
Lost the last five.
- Fort Lewis
5–2 in 7
Lost the last one.
| Opponent | Games | NMHU record |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico State | 10 | 1–9 |
| Northern Arizona | 9 | 1–8 |
| Fort Lewis | 7 | 5–2 |
| Western Colorado | 6 | 0–6 |
| South Dakota Mines | 6 | 1–5 |
| CSU Pueblo | 6 | 1–5 |
| Black Hills State | 6 | 3–3 |
| Colorado Mesa | 5 | 1–4 |
Every opponent (20)
Every program New Mexico Highlands has played, A to Z, with New Mexico Highlands’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Abilene Christian 0–1
- Adams State 4–1
- Black Hills State 3–3
- Chadron State 1–4
- Colorado College 1–0
- Colorado Mesa 1–4
- Colorado School of Mines 0–5
- CSU Pueblo 1–5
- Eastern New Mexico 2–3
- Fort Lewis 5–2
- Hawai’i 0–1
- New Mexico 0–2
- New Mexico State 1–9
- Northern Arizona 1–8
- Northern Colorado 0–2
- South Dakota Mines 1–5
- Tarleton State 0–1
- Texas Tech 0–1
- Western Colorado 0–6
- Western New Mexico 4–1
In the draft
By college- NFL picks, rounds 1–7
- 2 since 1961
- First-round picks
- 0
- AFL picks
- 2 1961
| 1961 | Bob Gaiters RB | No. 4, Denver Broncos (AFL) |
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 1088 | ||||
| 2025 | 6–5 | 4–5 | 1059 | ||||
| 2024 | 2–9 | 2–7 | 936 | ||||
| 2023 | 2–9 | 1–8 | 970 | ||||
| 2022 | 3–7 | 3–6 | 1030 | ||||
| 2021 | 5–6 | 4–5 | 1129 | ||||
| 2020 | 1–0 | 1160 | |||||
| 2016 | 0–1 | 1125 | |||||
| 2015 | 0–1 | 1135 | |||||
| 2014 | 0–1 | 1148 | |||||
| 2013 | 0–1 | 1141 | |||||
| 2008 | 0–1 | 1143 | |||||
| 2003 | 0–1 | 1142 | |||||
| 1999 | 0–1 | 1171 | |||||
| 1971 | 0–1 | 1182 | |||||
| 1955 | 1–0 | 1200 | |||||
| 1952 | 0–1 | 1156 | |||||
| 1951 | 1–0 | 1167 | |||||
| 1950 | 0–1 | 1134 | |||||
| 1949 | 0–1 | 1134 | |||||
| 1948 | 0–1 | 1126 | |||||
| 1941 | 0–2 | 1116 | |||||
| 1937 | 0–1 | 1138 | |||||
| 1935 | 0–1 | 1149 | |||||
| 1934 | 0–2 | 1147 |
Every season back to 1925 (4 more)
No season on file for 1926–30, 1936, 1938–40, 1942–47, 1953–54, 1956–70, 1972–98, 2000–02, 2004–07, 2009–12, 2017–19: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 29 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.