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1975 New Mexico

6–⁠5 (4–⁠3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Bill Mondt.

Schedule and results

New Mexico in 1975, game by game: won vs. Fresno State 29–0; lost at Texas Tech 17–24; lost vs. Colorado State 16–27; lost at BYU 15–16; lost vs. No. 11 Arizona State 10–16; won vs. Utah 27–23; won at No. 13 Arizona 44–34; won vs. UTEP 23–3; lost at San José State 20–29; won vs. Wyoming 38–32; won at New Mexico State 52–28+29−11Won 29–0 vs. Fresno State+29Fresno StateLost 17–24 at Texas Tech-7Texas TechLost 16–27 vs. Colorado State-11Colorado StateLost 15–16 at BYU-1BYULost 10–16 vs. No. 11 Arizona State-6No. 11 Arizona StateWon 27–23 vs. Utah+4UtahWon 44–34 at No. 13 Arizona+10No. 13 ArizonaWon 23–3 vs. UTEP+20UTEPLost 20–29 at San José State-9San José StateWon 38–32 vs. Wyoming+6WyomingWon 52–28 at New Mexico State+24New Mexico State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13vsFresno StateW 29–⁠064%
Sep 20atTexas TechL 17–⁠2430%
Sep 27vsColorado StateL 16–⁠2759%
Oct 3atBYUL 15–⁠1633%
Oct 11vs11Arizona StateL 10–⁠1630%
Oct 18vsUtahW 27–⁠2371%
Oct 25at13ArizonaW 44–⁠3418%
Nov 1vsUTEPW 23–⁠379%
Nov 8atSan José StateL 20–⁠2926%
Nov 15vsWyomingW 38–⁠3279%
Nov 22atNew Mexico StateW 52–⁠2857%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat New Mexico State 52–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Led the nationSteve Myer: passing touchdowns (21 TD)

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 4th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
291–⁠232
Coach
Bill Mondt
Elo
1500 +55 this season
SP+ rating
4.0 No. 63 of 132; offense No. 31, defense No. 95
SRS
5.0 No. 50 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1976

The 1976 draft
Rd 4Steve Myer QBSeattle Seahawks

1975 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State7–⁠012–⁠02
Arizona5–⁠29–⁠218
Colorado State4–⁠26–⁠5
BYU4–⁠36–⁠5
New Mexico4–⁠36–⁠5
Utah1–⁠41–⁠10
Wyoming1–⁠62–⁠9
UTEP0–⁠61–⁠10

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