1990 New Mexico State

1–⁠10 (1–⁠6 Big West), coached by Jim Hess.

Schedule and results

New Mexico State in 1990, game by game: lost vs. New Mexico 12–29; lost at UTEP 24–27; lost at Kansas State 7–52; lost at Fresno State 3–42; lost at Long Beach State 27–31; lost vs. UNLV 20–24; lost at Pacific 24–62; lost vs. Tulsa 10–35; lost at Utah State 10–55; lost vs. San José State 20–56; won vs. Cal State Fullerton 43–9+34−45Lost 12–29 vs. New Mexico-17New MexicoLost 24–27 at UTEP-3UTEPLost 7–52 at Kansas State-45Kansas StateLost 3–42 at Fresno State-39Fresno StateLost 27–31 at Long Beach State-4Long Beach StateLost 20–24 vs. UNLV-4UNLVLost 24–62 at Pacific-38PacificLost 10–35 vs. Tulsa-25TulsaLost 10–55 at Utah State-45Utah StateLost 20–56 vs. San José State-36San José StateWon 43–9 vs. Cal State Fullerton+34Cal State Fulle…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cal State Fullerton 43–⁠9; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Big West.

In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
1–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠6 7th in Big West
AP final
Unranked
Points
200–⁠422
Coach
Jim Hess
Elo
1191 −89 this season
SP+ rating
-33.3 No. 104 of 104; offense No. 94, defense No. 103
SRS
−29.1 No. 105 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Howard Wells
Defensive coordinator
Gary DeLoach

1990 Big West standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
San José State7–⁠09–⁠2–⁠1
Fresno State5–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Utah State5–⁠1–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Long Beach State4–⁠36–⁠5
UNLV3–⁠44–⁠7
Pacific2–⁠54–⁠7
New Mexico State1–⁠61–⁠10
Cal State Fullerton0–⁠71–⁠11

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