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1982 New Mexico

10–⁠1 (6–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Joe Morrison.

Schedule and results

New Mexico in 1982, game by game: won at Wyoming 41–20; won vs. Texas Tech 14–0; won vs. UNLV 49–21; won at Air Force 49–37; lost vs. BYU 12–40; won at San Diego State 22–17; won vs. New Mexico State 66–14; won at North Texas 20–17; won at UTEP 31–18; won vs. Colorado State 29–24; won vs. Hawai’i 41–17+52−28Won 41–20 at Wyoming+21WyomingWon 14–0 vs. Texas Tech+14Texas TechWon 49–21 vs. UNLV+28UNLVWon 49–37 at Air Force+12Air ForceLost 12–40 vs. BYU-28BYUWon 22–17 at San Diego State+5San Diego StateWon 66–14 vs. New Mexico State+52New Mexico StateWon 20–17 at North Texas+3North TexasWon 31–18 at UTEP+13UTEPWon 29–24 vs. Colorado State+5Colorado StateWon 41–17 vs. Hawai’i+24Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atWyomingW 41–⁠2029%
Sep 11vsTexas TechW 14–⁠069%
Sep 18vsUNLVW 49–⁠2168%
Oct 2atAir ForceW 49–⁠3756%
Oct 9vsBYUL 12–⁠4042%
Oct 16atSan Diego StateW 22–⁠1754%
Oct 23vsNew Mexico StateW 66–⁠1485%
Oct 30atNorth TexasW 20–⁠1768%
Nov 6atUTEPW 31–⁠1883%
Nov 13vsColorado StateW 29–⁠2481%
Nov 20vsHawai’iW 41–⁠1764%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Hawai’i 41–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Western Athletic Conference.

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

Record
10–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1 2nd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
374–⁠225
Coach
Joe Morrison
Elo
1602 +150 this season
SP+ rating
11.6 No. 31 of 109; offense No. 7, defense No. 72
SRS
6.5 No. 36 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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1982 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠18–⁠4
New Mexico6–⁠110–⁠1
Air Force4–⁠38–⁠5
San Diego State4–⁠37–⁠5
Hawai’i4–⁠46–⁠5
Colorado State3–⁠54–⁠7
Utah2–⁠45–⁠6
Wyoming2–⁠65–⁠7
UTEP1–⁠62–⁠10

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