1995 New Mexico State

4–⁠7 (3–⁠4 Big West), coached by Jim Hess.

Schedule and results

New Mexico State in 1995, game by game: won vs. UTEP 45–17; lost vs. Nevada 24–45; lost at No. 23 Georgia 13–40; lost at New Mexico 24–36; lost at Iowa 21–59; won vs. Louisiana Tech 48–13; lost at Louisiana 26–43; lost vs. Utah State 14–27; won at Pacific 39–37; lost vs. San José State 37–38; won at UNLV 58–34+35−38Won 45–17 vs. UTEP+28UTEPLost 24–45 vs. Nevada-21NevadaLost 13–40 at No. 23 Georgia-27No. 23 GeorgiaLost 24–36 at New Mexico-12New MexicoLost 21–59 at Iowa-38IowaWon 48–13 vs. Louisiana Tech+35Louisiana TechLost 26–43 at Louisiana-17LouisianaLost 14–27 vs. Utah State-13Utah StateWon 39–37 at Pacific+2PacificLost 37–38 vs. San José State-1San José StateWon 58–34 at UNLV+24UNLV
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UNLV 58–⁠34; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big West.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Led the nationCody Ledbetter: total offense (3,724 yds)

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 6th in Big West
AP final
Unranked
Points
349–⁠389
Coach
Jim Hess
Elo
1360 +3 this season
SP+ rating
-16.1 No. 94 of 107; offense No. 38, defense No. 105
SRS
−15.6 No. 95 of 108 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1996

The 1996 draft
Rd 7Sean Manuel TESan Francisco 49ers
Rd 7Sam Manuel LBSan Francisco 49ers

1995 Big West standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nevada7–⁠09–⁠3
Louisiana4–⁠26–⁠5
Utah State4–⁠34–⁠7
Arkansas State3–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Illinois3–⁠33–⁠8
New Mexico State3–⁠44–⁠7
San José State3–⁠43–⁠8
Louisiana Tech2–⁠45–⁠6
Pacific2–⁠43–⁠8
UNLV1–⁠52–⁠9

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