1992 New Mexico State

6–⁠5 (3–⁠3 Big West), coached by Jim Hess.

Schedule and results

New Mexico State in 1992, game by game: won vs. Weber State 37–21; won vs. New Mexico 42–39; won at UTEP 30–24; lost at Utah State 21–48; lost at Kansas State 0–19; won vs. UNLV 40–10; lost vs. Pacific 17–49; lost at Nevada 21–35; lost at No. 17 Arizona 0–30; won vs. Cal State Fullerton 44–31; won at San José State 34–24+30−32Won 37–21 vs. Weber State+16Weber StateWon 42–39 vs. New Mexico+3New MexicoWon 30–24 at UTEP+6UTEPLost 21–48 at Utah State-27Utah StateLost 0–19 at Kansas State-19Kansas StateWon 40–10 vs. UNLV+30UNLVLost 17–49 vs. Pacific-32PacificLost 21–35 at Nevada-14NevadaLost 0–30 at No. 17 Arizona-30No. 17 ArizonaWon 44–31 vs. Cal State Fullerton+13Cal State Fulle…Won 34–24 at San José State+10San José State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat San José State 34–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big West.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Led the nationFred Montgomery: kickoff return average (32.6)

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 4th in Big West
AP final
Unranked
Points
286–⁠330
Coach
Jim Hess
Elo
1371 +43 this season
SP+ rating
-16.7 No. 96 of 105; offense No. 60, defense No. 101
SRS
−15.1 No. 99 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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1992 Big West standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nevada5–⁠17–⁠5
San José State4–⁠27–⁠4
Utah State4–⁠25–⁠6
New Mexico State3–⁠36–⁠5
UNLV3–⁠36–⁠5
Pacific2–⁠43–⁠8
Cal State Fullerton0–⁠62–⁠9

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