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2008 New Mexico State

3–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Hal Mumme.

Schedule and results

New Mexico State in 2008, game by game: lost at Nebraska 7–38; won at UTEP 34–33; lost vs. New Mexico 24–35; won vs. Alcorn State 45–10; won at Nevada 48–45; lost vs. San José State 14–31; lost at Idaho 14–20; lost vs. No. 11 Boise State 0–49; lost vs. Hawai’i 30–42; lost at Fresno State 17–24; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 31–35; lost at Utah State 2–47+35−49Lost 7–38 at Nebraska-31NebraskaWon 34–33 at UTEP+1UTEPLost 24–35 vs. New Mexico-11New MexicoWon 45–10 vs. Alcorn State+35Alcorn StateWon 48–45 at Nevada+3NevadaLost 14–31 vs. San José State-17San José StateLost 14–20 at Idaho-6IdahoLost 0–49 vs. No. 11 Boise State-49No. 11 Boise StateLost 30–42 vs. Hawai’i-12Hawai’iLost 17–24 at Fresno State-7Fresno StateLost 31–35 vs. Louisiana Tech-4Louisiana TechLost 2–47 at Utah State-45Utah State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13atNebraskaL 7–⁠3821%
Sep 20atUTEPW 34–⁠3342%
Sep 27vsNew MexicoL 24–⁠3541%
Oct 4vsAlcorn StateW 45–⁠1078%
Oct 11atNevadaW 48–⁠4522%
Oct 18vsSan José StateL 14–⁠3144%
Oct 25atIdahoL 14–⁠2060%
Nov 1vs11Boise StateL 0–⁠4913%
Nov 8vsHawai’iL 30–⁠4230%
Nov 15atFresno StateL 17–⁠2417%
Nov 22vsLouisiana TechL 31–⁠3532%
Nov 29atUtah StateL 2–⁠4736%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Utah State 47–⁠2; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 8th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
266–⁠409
Coach
Hal Mumme
Elo
1264 −101 this season
SP+ rating
-21.7 No. 115 of 120; offense No. 108, defense No. 111, special teams No. 110
SRS
−17.3 No. 116 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 103
Offensive coordinators
Gary Goff and Matt Mumme
Defensive coordinator
Joe Lee Dunn
Offense
Air raid
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense76th of 120
  • Defense98th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted82nd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted105th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0036%0.9676th of 120
Defense0.0946%0.8398th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.07 def		37% off
45% def		—82nd off
105th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 272% allowed
Defense-0.3own 402% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2008 class

Marquell Colston APB★★★No. 1391
Ruben Martinez RB★★No. 1602
Lavorick Williams WR★★No. 1602
Anthony Smith DT★★No. 1602
Todd Lee CB★★No. 1845

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2008 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.722
Running backs32.30.756
Receivers22.00.733
Defensive line12.00.767
Defensive backs12.00.756
Athletes and specialists12.00.700
Whole class92.10.742

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2008 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State8–⁠012–⁠111
Louisiana Tech5–⁠38–⁠5
Nevada5–⁠37–⁠6
Hawai’i5–⁠37–⁠7
Fresno State4–⁠47–⁠6
San José State4–⁠46–⁠6
Utah State3–⁠53–⁠9
New Mexico State1–⁠73–⁠9
Idaho1–⁠72–⁠10

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