1979 New Mexico
6–6 (3–4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Bill Mondt. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Louisiana Tech 34–0Sep 1
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 34–0 | 55% |
| Sep 8 | vs Oregon State | W 35–16 | 76% |
| Sep 15 | at Texas Tech | L 7–17 | 42% |
| Sep 22 | at Hawai’i | L 3–20 | 55% |
| Sep 29 | at New Mexico State | W 30–16 | 53% |
| Oct 6 | vs San Diego State | L 7–35 | 56% |
| Oct 13 | at UNLV | L 20–28 | 40% |
| Oct 20 | vs UTEP | W 20–0 | 78% |
| Oct 27 | at 11BYU | L 7–59 | 19% |
| Nov 3 | vs Utah | L 7–26 | 58% |
| Nov 10 | at Colorado State | W 24–9 | 34% |
| Nov 24 | vs Wyoming | W 17–3 | 63% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Wyoming 17–3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 32nd-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 1979.
- Record
- 6–6
- Conference
- 3–4 tied for 5th in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 211–229
- Coach
- Bill Mondt
- Elo
- 1474 −17 this season
- SP+ rating
- -7.9 No. 105 of 135; offense No. 104, defense No. 81
- SRS
- −3.4 No. 85 of 140 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1980
The 1980 draft| Rd 3 | Charles Baker LB | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Rd 4 | Chris Combs TE | Houston Oilers |
1979 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | 7–0 | 11–1 | 13 |
| Utah | 5–2 | 6–6 | |
| San Diego State | 4–2 | 8–3 | |
| Hawai’i | 3–3 | 6–5 | |
 New Mexico | 3–4 | 6–6 | |
| Colorado State | 3–4 | 4–7–1 | |
| Wyoming | 2–5 | 4–8 | |
| UTEP | 0–7 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.