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1996 New Mexico State

1–⁠10 (0–⁠5 Big West), coached by Jim Hess.

Schedule and results

New Mexico State in 1996, game by game: lost vs. New Mexico 7–28; lost at No. 8 Texas 7–41; lost at UTEP 7–14; lost vs. Cal State Northridge 0–33; lost at No. 17 LSU 7–63; lost vs. Utah State 21–53; lost at North Texas 0–13; won vs. Southern Utah 52–21; lost at Nevada 14–63; lost at Idaho 19–34; lost vs. Boise State 32–33+31−56Lost 7–28 vs. New Mexico-21New MexicoLost 7–41 at No. 8 Texas-34No. 8 TexasLost 7–14 at UTEP-7UTEPLost 0–33 vs. Cal State Northridge-33Cal State North…Lost 7–63 at No. 17 LSU-56No. 17 LSULost 21–53 vs. Utah State-32Utah StateLost 0–13 at North Texas-13North TexasWon 52–21 vs. Southern Utah+31Southern UtahLost 14–63 at Nevada-49NevadaLost 19–34 at Idaho-15IdahoLost 32–33 vs. Boise State-1Boise State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsNew MexicoL 7–⁠2853%
Sep 7at8TexasL 7–⁠4114%
Sep 14atUTEPL 7–⁠1447%
Sep 21vsCal State NorthridgeL 0–⁠3376%
Sep 28at17LSUL 7–⁠6311%
Oct 12vsUtah StateL 21–⁠5341%
Oct 19atNorth TexasL 0–⁠1338%
Oct 26vsSouthern UtahW 52–⁠2148%
Nov 2atNevadaL 14–⁠6314%
Nov 9atIdahoL 19–⁠3427%
Nov 16vsBoise StateL 32–⁠3362%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boise State 33–⁠32; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Big West.

In program history: The 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
1–⁠10
Conference
0–⁠5 6th in Big West
AP final
Unranked
Points
166–⁠396
Coach
Jim Hess
Elo
1236 −171 this season
SP+ rating
-29.1 No. 109 of 111; offense No. 104, defense No. 104
SRS
−27.3 No. 108 of 111 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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1996 Big West standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nevada4–⁠19–⁠3
Utah State4–⁠16–⁠5
Idaho3–⁠26–⁠5
North Texas3–⁠25–⁠6
Boise State1–⁠42–⁠10
New Mexico State0–⁠51–⁠10

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