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1983 New Mexico

6–⁠6 (4–⁠3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Joe Lee Dunn.

Schedule and results

New Mexico in 1983, game by game: won vs. Utah 17–7; lost at Tennessee 6–31; lost at Arkansas 0–17; won at New Mexico State 31–10; lost vs. North Texas 8–18; won at Texas Tech 30–10; lost at No. 20 BYU 21–66; lost at Hawai’i 16–25; lost at Colorado State 24–25; won vs. Wyoming 17–10; won vs. UTEP 35–0; won vs. San Diego State 34–14+35−45Won 17–7 vs. Utah+10UtahLost 6–31 at Tennessee-25TennesseeLost 0–17 at Arkansas-17ArkansasWon 31–10 at New Mexico State+21New Mexico StateLost 8–18 vs. North Texas-10North TexasWon 30–10 at Texas Tech+20Texas TechLost 21–66 at No. 20 BYU-45No. 20 BYULost 16–25 at Hawai’i-9Hawai’iLost 24–25 at Colorado State-1Colorado StateWon 17–10 vs. Wyoming+7WyomingWon 35–0 vs. UTEP+35UTEPWon 34–14 vs. San Diego State+20San Diego State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsUtahW 17–⁠763%
Sep 10atTennesseeL 6–⁠3154%
Sep 17atArkansasL 0–⁠1732%
Sep 24atNew Mexico StateW 31–⁠1068%
Oct 1vsNorth TexasL 8–⁠1878%
Oct 8atTexas TechW 30–⁠1047%
Oct 15at20BYUL 21–⁠6624%
Oct 22atHawai’iL 16–⁠2541%
Oct 29atColorado StateL 24–⁠2560%
Nov 5vsWyomingW 17–⁠1062%
Nov 12vsUTEPW 35–⁠086%
Nov 19vsSan Diego StateW 34–⁠1471%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat San Diego State 34–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠3 4th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
239–⁠233
Coach
Joe Lee Dunn
Elo
1538 −30 this season
SP+ rating
2.5 No. 56 of 108; offense No. 63, defense No. 45
SRS
0.1 No. 52 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
David Lee

Drafted in 1984

The 1984 draft
Rd 7Jimmie Carter LBDetroit Lions
Rd 7Derwin Williams WRNew England Patriots

1983 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠011–⁠17
Air Force5–⁠210–⁠213
Wyoming5–⁠37–⁠5
New Mexico4–⁠36–⁠6
Utah4–⁠45–⁠6
Colorado State4–⁠45–⁠7
Hawai’i3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
San Diego State1–⁠6–⁠12–⁠9–⁠1
UTEP0–⁠82–⁠10

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