1999 New Mexico State
6–5 (3–2 Big West), coached by Tony Samuel. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 22 Arizona State 35–7Sep 18
Arizona State was ranked No. 22, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vsNew Mexico Highlands | W 73–7 | 77% |
| Sep 11 | at New Mexico | W 35–28 | 37% |
| Sep 18 | at 22Arizona State | W 35–7 | 21% |
| Sep 25 | at UTEP | L 23–54 | 51% |
| Oct 2 | at Colorado State | L 7–46 | 21% |
| Oct 9 | vs Nevada | L 16–23 | 56% |
| Oct 23 | at Army | L 18–35 | 39% |
| Oct 30 | vs Idaho | W 42–14 | 31% |
| Nov 6 | at Utah State | W 14–6 | 48% |
| Nov 13 | at Boise State | L 26–45 | 33% |
| Nov 20 | vs North Texas | W 22–9 | 72% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat North Texas 22–9; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big West.
In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 3–2 3rd in Big West
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 311–274
- Coach
- Tony Samuel
- Elo
- 1423 +77 this season
- SP+ rating
- -11.3 No. 93 of 114; offense No. 86, defense No. 84
- SRS
- −10.6 No. 94 of 114 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Barney Cotton
- Defensive coordinator
- Jeff Jamrog
- Offense
- Option
- Defense
- 4–3
1999 Big West standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boise State | 5–1 | 10–3 | |
| Idaho | 4–2 | 7–4 | |
 New Mexico State | 3–2 | 6–5 | |
| Utah State | 3–3 | 4–7 | |
 Arkansas State | 2–3 | 4–7 | |
| Nevada | 2–4 | 3–8 | |
| North Texas | 1–5 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.