2022 New Mexico State

7–⁠6, coached by Jerry Kill.

Schedule and results

New Mexico State in 2022, game by game: lost vs. Nevada 12–23; lost at Minnesota 0–38; lost at UTEP 13–20; lost at Wisconsin 7–66; won vs. Hawai’i 45–26; lost vs. Florida International 7–21; won vs. New Mexico 21–9; won at Massachusetts 23–13; won vs. Lamar 51–14; lost at Missouri 14–45; won at Liberty 49–14; won vs. Valparaiso 65–3; won vs. Bowling Green 24–19+62−59Lost 12–23 vs. Nevada-11NevadaLost 0–38 at Minnesota-38MinnesotaLost 13–20 at UTEP-7UTEPLost 7–66 at Wisconsin-59WisconsinWon 45–26 vs. Hawai’i+19Hawai’iLost 7–21 vs. Florida International-14Florida Interna…Won 21–9 vs. New Mexico+12New MexicoWon 23–13 at Massachusetts+10MassachusettsWon 51–14 vs. Lamar+37LamarLost 14–45 at Missouri-31MissouriWon 49–14 at Liberty+35LibertyWon 65–3 vs. Valparaiso+62ValparaisoWon 24–19 vs. Bowling Green+5Bowling Green
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 27vsNevadaL 12–⁠2331%
Sep 1atMinnesotaL 0–⁠3814%
Sep 10atUTEPL 13–⁠2031%
Sep 17atWisconsinL 7–⁠6612%
Sep 24vsHawai’iW 45–⁠2644%
Oct 1vsFlorida InternationalL 7–⁠2166%
Oct 15vsNew MexicoW 21–⁠951%
Oct 29atMassachusettsW 23–⁠1356%
Nov 12vsLamarW 51–⁠1486%
Nov 19atMissouriL 14–⁠4527%
Nov 26atLibertyW 49–⁠1414%
Dec 3vsValparaisoW 65–⁠381%
Dec 26vsBowling GreenQuick Lane BowlW 24–⁠1953%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Bowling Green 24–⁠19 in the Quick Lane Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
331–⁠311
Coach
Jerry Kill
Elo
1444 +92 this season
SP+ rating
-15.4 No. 116 of 131; offense No. 126, defense No. 60, special teams No. 116
SRS
−11.6 No. 110 of 131 in FBS
Returning
26% of last season’s EPA, No. 114 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 108 roster talent No. 126 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Tim Beck
Defensive coordinators
Nate Dreiling and Melvin Rice
Offense
Pistol
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense98th of 131
  • Defense87th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted115th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted125th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0237%1.3198th of 131
Defense0.1445%1.1187th of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.20 def
38% off
47% def
—115th off
125th 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
Offense4.2own 2917% allowed
Defense3.6own 2916% caused

CORE rating -15.5, 119th of 131 (offense -7.1, defense 8.3).

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 yardsDiego Pavia QB1,442 yds
Passing touchdownsDiego Pavia QB13 TD
Rushing yardsStar Thomas RB524 yds
Rushing touchdownsDiego Pavia QB6 TD
Receiving yardsJustice Powers WR440 yds
Receiving touchdownsKordell David WR4 TD
TacklesChris Ojoh LB102 tkl
SacksLazarus Williams DL6.5 sacks
InterceptionsBryce Jackson DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Louie Canepa OT★★★No. 1261
Jai Rodriquez OT★★★No. 1454
A.J. Vaipulu OL★★★No. 1525
Rashad McKinley WR★★★No. 1875
Jaden Robinson DE★★★No. 1989

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.783
Receivers32.30.800
Offensive line42.80.832
Defensive line22.50.806
Linebackers22.50.797
Defensive backs13.00.811
Athletes and specialists23.00.810
Whole class152.60.810

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.

Roster 129

The 2022 roster

129 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 75 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 7

The 2022 portal

Transfers out 14

Juwuan Price RB★★★to Syracuse
Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda WR★★★to Nebraska
Jonah Johnson QB★★★no new school on file
Syrus Dumas CB★★★returned to New Mexico State
Javien Clemmer ATH★★no new school on file
Anthony Tocchini OL★★★no new school on file
Antonio Oliver CB★★★no new school on file
Ivan Escobar DL★★★no new school on file
Michael Bowe Jr. DE★★★no new school on file
Trevor Appelman QB★★★no new school on file
Xavier Hinkle CB★★★no new school on file
Cole Harrity WR★★to Buffalo

And 2 more, lower-rated or unrated.