1993 New Mexico State

5–⁠6 (4–⁠3 Big West), coached by Jim Hess.

Schedule and results

New Mexico State in 1993, game by game: lost at Kansas State 10–34; won at Arkansas State 22–19; won vs. UTEP 31–14; lost at New Mexico 7–42; won vs. Northern Illinois 24–17; lost vs. San José State 13–52; won at Pacific 27–23; won at UNLV 52–40; lost at No. 8 Auburn 14–55; lost vs. Nevada 14–34; lost vs. Utah State 17–20+17−41Lost 10–34 at Kansas State-24Kansas StateWon 22–19 at Arkansas State+3Arkansas StateWon 31–14 vs. UTEP+17UTEPLost 7–42 at New Mexico-35New MexicoWon 24–17 vs. Northern Illinois+7Northern Illino…Lost 13–52 vs. San José State-39San José StateWon 27–23 at Pacific+4PacificWon 52–40 at UNLV+12UNLVLost 14–55 at No. 8 Auburn-41No. 8 AuburnLost 14–34 vs. Nevada-20NevadaLost 17–20 vs. Utah State-3Utah State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Utah State 20–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big West.

In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠3 4th in Big West
AP final
Unranked
Points
231–⁠350
Coach
Jim Hess
Elo
1357 −57 this season
SP+ rating
-17.5 No. 94 of 105; offense No. 75, defense No. 94
SRS
−16.1 No. 91 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1994

The 1994 draft
Rd 5Aaron Laing TESan Diego Chargers

1993 Big West standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Louisiana5–⁠18–⁠3
Utah State5–⁠17–⁠5
Nevada5–⁠27–⁠4
New Mexico State4–⁠35–⁠6
Northern Illinois3–⁠34–⁠7
UNLV2–⁠43–⁠8
Pacific2–⁠43–⁠8
San José State2–⁠42–⁠9
Louisiana Tech2–⁠42–⁠9
Arkansas State1–⁠52–⁠8–⁠1

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