2025 New Mexico State
4–8 (2–6 Conference USA), coached by Tony Sanchez. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Sam Houston 37–10Oct 2
By 27 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingBeat Tulsa 21–14Sep 6
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs Bryant | W 19–3 | 79% |
| Sep 6 | vs Tulsa | W 21–14 | 65% |
| Sep 13 | at Louisiana Tech | L 14–49 | 42% |
| Sep 27 | at New Mexico | L 20–38 | 32% |
| Oct 2 | vs Sam Houston | W 37–10 | 50% |
| Oct 14 | at Liberty | L 27–30 | 32% |
| Oct 22 | vs Missouri State | L 17–24 | 61% |
| Nov 1 | at Western Kentucky | L 16–35 | 26% |
| Nov 8 | vs Kennesaw State | L 21–24 | 45% |
| Nov 15 | at 21Tennessee | L 9–42 | 12% |
| Nov 22 | at UTEP | W 34–31 | 45% |
| Nov 29 | vs Middle Tennessee | L 24–31 | 69% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Middle Tennessee 31–24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Conference USA.
In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).
- Record
- 4–8
- Conference
- 2–6 tied for 9th in Conference USA
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 259–331
- Coach
- Tony Sanchez
- Elo
- 1325 −72 this season
- SP+ rating
- -15.5 No. 123 of 136; offense No. 112, defense No. 120, special teams No. 78
- SRS
- −16.1 No. 125 of 136 in FBS
- Returning
- 56% of last season’s EPA, No. 33 of 134
- Recruiting class
- No. 126 roster talent No. 130 in FBS
- Offensive coordinator
- David Yost
- Defensive coordinator
- Joe Morris
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- 4–2–5
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | -0.04 | 37% | 1.27 | 124th of 136 |
| Defense | 0.07 | 43% | 1.18 | 57th of 136 |
| Opponent-adjusted | -0.06 off 0.11 def | 36% off 45% def | — | 129th off 78th def |
Passing and running
| Pass success | Depth of target | Deep throws | Line yards | Stuffed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 42% | 8.5 yds | 12% | 2.30 | 22% |
| Defense | 45% | 8.8 yds | 13% | 3.10 | 18% |
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.
Drives and havoc
| Points per trip inside the 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 3.2 | own 28 | 20% allowed |
| Defense | 3.3 | own 30 | 16% caused |
CORE rating -13.3, 108th of 136 (offense -9.7, defense 3.6).
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 yards | Logan Fife QB | 2,232 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Logan Fife QB | 11 TD |
| Rushing yards | Kadarius Calloway RB | 450 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Kadarius Calloway RB | 3 TD |
| Receiving yards | Donovan Faupel WR | 661 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Donovan Faupel WR | 7 TD |
| Tackles | Naeten Mitchell DB | 92 tkl |
| Sacks | Ezra Christensen DL | 5 sacks |
| Interceptions | Bernock Iya S | 4 INT |
Top recruits in the 2025 class
| Brodrick Malone WR | ★★★ | No. 945 |
| Jaylen Patterson QB | ★★★ | No. 1155 |
| Raylon Carter DE | ★★★ | No. 1738 |
| Sam Garcia OL | ★★★ | No. 2110 |
| Zaiden Davis LB | ★★★ | No. 2468 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2025 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 3.0 | 0.864 |
| Receivers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.870 |
| Offensive line | 3 | 2.7 | 0.819 |
| Defensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.850 |
| Linebackers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.830 |
| Athletes and specialists | 2 | 2.5 | 0.789 |
| Whole class | 9 | 2.8 | 0.828 |
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 108
The 2025 roster108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 57 have a stat line. See the roster
Transfers in 21
The 2025 portal Logan Fife QB | ★★★ | from  Montana |
 Dijon Stanley RB | ★★★ | from  Utah |
 Gabe Peterson DE | ★★★ | from  Utah State |
 Joshua Goines TE | ★★★ | from  Tulane |
 Kadarius Calloway RB | ★★★ | from  California |
 Ma’Kyi Lee OT | ★★★ | from  North Texas |
| A.J. Williams III WR | ★★★ | from Mary Hardin Baylor |
 Janik Ogunlade OT | ★★★ | from  Florida A&M |
| Larry Jones III DE | ★★★ | from  Liberty |
 Lorenzo Smith S | ★★★ | from  South Alabama |
 Lukas Ungar TE | ★★★ | from  Stanford |
 Tyler King WR | ★★★ | from  Wyoming |
And 9 more, lower-rated or unrated.
Transfers out 33
And 21 more, lower-rated or unrated.
2025 Conference USA standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennesaw State | 7–1 | 10–4 | |
 Jacksonville State | 7–1 | 9–5 | |
| Western Kentucky | 6–2 | 9–4 | |
| Louisiana Tech | 5–3 | 8–5 | |
 Florida International | 5–3 | 7–6 | |
| Missouri State | 5–3 | 7–6 | |
 Delaware | 4–4 | 7–6 | |
| Liberty | 3–5 | 4–8 | |
 New Mexico State | 2–6 | 4–8 | |
| Middle Tennessee | 2–6 | 3–9 | |
| Sam Houston | 1–7 | 2–10 | |
| UTEP | 1–7 | 2–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.