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1976 New Mexico

4–⁠7 (3–⁠4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Bill Mondt.

Schedule and results

New Mexico in 1976, game by game: won at UTEP 25–7; lost vs. No. 20 Texas Tech 16–20; won at Colorado State 33–20; won vs. San José State 36–30; lost at Wyoming 23–24; lost at Arizona State 15–31; lost vs. New Mexico State 7–16; lost at Utah 31–34; lost vs. BYU 8–21; won vs. Arizona 21–15; lost at San Diego State 14–17+18−16Won 25–7 at UTEP+18UTEPLost 16–20 vs. No. 20 Texas Tech-4No. 20 Texas TechWon 33–20 at Colorado State+13Colorado StateWon 36–30 vs. San José State+6San José StateLost 23–24 at Wyoming-1WyomingLost 15–31 at Arizona State-16Arizona StateLost 7–16 vs. New Mexico State-9New Mexico StateLost 31–34 at Utah-3UtahLost 8–21 vs. BYU-13BYUWon 21–15 vs. Arizona+6ArizonaLost 14–17 at San Diego State-3San Diego State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18atUTEPW 25–⁠763%
Sep 25vs20Texas TechL 16–⁠2051%
Oct 2atColorado StateW 33–⁠2052%
Oct 9vsSan José StateW 36–⁠3053%
Oct 16atWyomingL 23–⁠2455%
Oct 23atArizona StateL 15–⁠3143%
Oct 30vsNew Mexico StateL 7–⁠1682%
Nov 6atUtahL 31–⁠3468%
Nov 13vsBYUL 8–⁠2136%
Nov 20vsArizonaW 21–⁠1538%
Nov 27atSan Diego StateL 14–⁠1719%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to San Diego State 17–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The tied 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1976.

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 5th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
229–⁠235
Coach
Bill Mondt
Elo
1455 −45 this season
SP+ rating
-1.7 No. 82 of 132; offense No. 62, defense No. 91
SRS
−4.5 No. 89 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1977

The 1977 draft
Rd 1Robin Cole LBPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 5Andy Frederick DTDallas Cowboys
Rd 7Bruce Herron LBMiami Dolphins

1976 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU6–⁠19–⁠3
Wyoming6–⁠18–⁠4
Arizona State4–⁠34–⁠7
Utah3–⁠33–⁠8
Arizona3–⁠45–⁠6
New Mexico3–⁠44–⁠7
Colorado State2–⁠46–⁠5
UTEP0–⁠71–⁠11

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