1989 New Mexico State

0–⁠11 (0–⁠7 Big West), coached by Mike Knoll.

Schedule and results

New Mexico State in 1989, game by game: lost at No. 15 Oklahoma 3–73; lost at New Mexico 13–45; lost vs. UTEP 27–29; lost at UNLV 14–26; lost at Long Beach State 48–55; lost at Tulsa 13–34; lost vs. Utah State 13–28; lost at San José State 6–34; lost at Cal State Fullerton 10–45; lost vs. No. 24 Fresno State 5–45; lost vs. Pacific 10–14+7−70Lost 3–73 at No. 15 Oklahoma-70No. 15 OklahomaLost 13–45 at New Mexico-32New MexicoLost 27–29 vs. UTEP-2UTEPLost 14–26 at UNLV-12UNLVLost 48–55 at Long Beach State-7Long Beach StateLost 13–34 at Tulsa-21TulsaLost 13–28 vs. Utah State-15Utah StateLost 6–34 at San José State-28San José StateLost 10–45 at Cal State Fullerton-35Cal State Fulle…Lost 5–45 vs. No. 24 Fresno State-40No. 24 Fresno StateLost 10–14 vs. Pacific-4Pacific
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pacific 14–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Big West.

In program history: The 90th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
0–⁠11
Conference
0–⁠7 8th in Big West
AP final
Unranked
Points
162–⁠428
Coach
Mike Knoll
Elo
1170 −134 this season
SP+ rating
-32.6 No. 103 of 103; offense No. 97, defense No. 100
SRS
−27.9 No. 105 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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1989 Big West standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Fresno State7–⁠011–⁠1
Cal State Fullerton5–⁠26–⁠4–⁠1
San José State5–⁠26–⁠5
Utah State4–⁠34–⁠7
UNLV3–⁠44–⁠7
Long Beach State2–⁠54–⁠8
Pacific2–⁠52–⁠10
New Mexico State0–⁠70–⁠11

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