1987 New Mexico State

2–⁠9 (0–⁠7 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Mike Knoll.

Schedule and results

New Mexico State in 1987, game by game: lost at UTEP 0–31; won vs. New Mexico 17–14; lost vs. Angelo State 17–21; lost at Pacific 7–23; lost at San José State 6–57; lost at Long Beach State 6–33; won vs. McNeese 32–13; lost at Cal State Fullerton 14–48; lost vs. Utah State 6–25; lost vs. UNLV 6–29; lost vs. Fresno State 10–34+19−51Lost 0–31 at UTEP-31UTEPWon 17–14 vs. New Mexico+3New MexicoLost 17–21 vs. Angelo State-4Angelo StateLost 7–23 at Pacific-16PacificLost 6–57 at San José State-51San José StateLost 6–33 at Long Beach State-27Long Beach StateWon 32–13 vs. McNeese+19McNeeseLost 14–48 at Cal State Fullerton-34Cal State Fulle…Lost 6–25 vs. Utah State-19Utah StateLost 6–29 vs. UNLV-23UNLVLost 10–34 vs. Fresno State-24Fresno State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Fresno State 34–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The 82nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
0–⁠7 8th in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
121–⁠328
Coach
Mike Knoll
Elo
1198 −84 this season
SP+ rating
-35.8 No. 101 of 101; offense No. 101, defense No. 98
SRS
−36.9 No. 104 of 104 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1988

The 1988 draft
Rd 4Joe Campbell LBSan Diego Chargers

1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
San José State7–⁠010–⁠2
Fresno State4–⁠36–⁠5
Cal State Fullerton4–⁠36–⁠6
UNLV4–⁠35–⁠6
Utah State4–⁠35–⁠6
Pacific3–⁠44–⁠7
Long Beach State2–⁠54–⁠7
New Mexico State0–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.