2019 New Mexico State

2–⁠10, coached by Doug Martin.

Schedule and results

New Mexico State in 2019, game by game: lost at No. 23 Washington State 7–58; lost at No. 2 Alabama 10–62; lost vs. San Diego State 10–31; lost at New Mexico 52–55; lost vs. Fresno State 17–30; lost vs. Liberty 13–20; lost at Central Michigan 28–42; lost at Georgia Southern 7–41; lost at Ole Miss 3–41; won vs. Incarnate Word 41–28; won vs. UTEP 44–35; lost at Liberty 28–49+13−52Lost 7–58 at No. 23 Washington State-51No. 23 Washington StateLost 10–62 at No. 2 Alabama-52No. 2 AlabamaLost 10–31 vs. San Diego State-21San Diego StateLost 52–55 at New Mexico-3New MexicoLost 17–30 vs. Fresno State-13Fresno StateLost 13–20 vs. Liberty-7LibertyLost 28–42 at Central Michigan-14Central MichiganLost 7–41 at Georgia Southern-34Georgia SouthernLost 3–41 at Ole Miss-38Ole MissWon 41–28 vs. Incarnate Word+13Incarnate WordWon 44–35 vs. UTEP+9UTEPLost 28–49 at Liberty-21Liberty
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Liberty 49–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
260–⁠492
Coach
Doug Martin
Elo
1289 −87 this season
SP+ rating
-22.0 No. 123 of 130; offense No. 115, defense No. 126, special teams No. 80
SRS
−19.0 No. 123 of 130 in FBS
Returning
70% of last season’s EPA, No. 46 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 120 roster talent No. 127 in FBS
Defensive coordinator
Frank Spaziani
Offense
Air raid
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense114th of 130
  • Defense122nd of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted123rd of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted128th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0239%1.14114th of 130
Defense0.2650%1.18122nd of 130
Opponent-adjusted-0.00 off
0.23 def
39% off
49% def
—123rd off
128th 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
Offense3.0own 3123% allowed
Defense4.0own 3116% caused

CORE rating -15.3, 121st of 130 (offense -3.4, defense 11.9).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsJosh Adkins QB2,588 yds
Passing touchdownsJosh Adkins QB14 TD
Rushing yardsJason Huntley RB1,090 yds
Rushing touchdownsJason Huntley RB9 TD
Receiving yardsTony Nicholson WR644 yds
Receiving touchdownsTony Nicholson WR6 TD
TacklesJavahn Fergurson LB133 tkl
SacksCedric Wilcots II DL3 sacks
InterceptionsAustin Perkins DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Brandon Shivers CB★★★No. 1008
Weston Eget PRO★★★No. 1679
Lama Lavea DT★★★No. 2192
Jason Simmons S★★★No. 2404
Carson Pharris OT★★★No. 2404

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.832
Running backs12.00.790
Offensive line32.70.778
Defensive line13.00.812
Linebackers32.00.772
Defensive backs32.70.814
Athletes and specialists12.00.796
Whole class132.50.794

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.

Drafted in 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 5Jason Huntley RBDetroit Lions

Roster 105

The 2019 roster

105 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 63 have a stat line. See the roster