1988 New Mexico State
1–10 (0–7 Big West), coached by Mike Knoll. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kansas 42–29Oct 1
By 13 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs San José State | L 0–51 | 19% |
| Sep 10 | vs New Mexico | L 34–36 | 54% |
| Sep 17 | at Fresno State | L 0–41 | 15% |
| Sep 24 | at Utah State | L 20–32 | 24% |
| Oct 1 | at Kansas | W 42–29 | 35% |
| Oct 15 | at UNLV | L 20–28 | 24% |
| Oct 22 | vsCal State Fullerton | L 3–24 | 39% |
| Oct 29 | vs UTEP | L 9–42 | 18% |
| Nov 5 | at Akron | L 7–52 | 25% |
| Nov 12 | vsLong Beach State | L 16–21 | 41% |
| Nov 19 | atPacific | L 20–21 | 36% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Pacific 21–20; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Big West.
In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).
- Record
- 1–10
- Conference
- 0–7 8th in Big West
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 171–377
- Coach
- Mike Knoll
- Elo
- 1207 −91 this season
- SP+ rating
- -35.6 No. 102 of 102; offense No. 101, defense No. 99
- SRS
- −30.1 No. 105 of 105 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1988 Big West standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno State | 7–0 | 10–2 | |
| Cal State Fullerton | 5–2 | 5–6 | |
| Utah State | 4–3 | 4–7 | |
| San José State | 4–3 | 4–8 | |
| UNLV | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| Long Beach State | 3–4 | 3–9 | |
| Pacific | 2–5 | 2–9 | |
 New Mexico State | 0–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.