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1984 New Mexico

4–⁠8 (1–⁠7 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Joe Lee Dunn.

Schedule and results

New Mexico in 1984, game by game: won vs. New Mexico State 61–21; won vs. West Texas 27–0; won vs. Texas Tech 29–24; won at UTEP 34–7; lost at Utah 14–38; lost vs. Colorado State 10–16; lost at Wyoming 21–59; lost vs. No. 5 BYU 0–48; lost at Baylor 2–38; lost vs. Air Force 9–23; lost at San Diego State 31–37; lost at Hawai’i 13–48+40−48Won 61–21 vs. New Mexico State+40New Mexico StateWon 27–0 vs. West Texas+27West TexasWon 29–24 vs. Texas Tech+5Texas TechWon 34–7 at UTEP+27UTEPLost 14–38 at Utah-24UtahLost 10–16 vs. Colorado State-6Colorado StateLost 21–59 at Wyoming-38WyomingLost 0–48 vs. No. 5 BYU-48No. 5 BYULost 2–38 at Baylor-36BaylorLost 9–23 vs. Air Force-14Air ForceLost 31–37 at San Diego State-6San Diego StateLost 13–48 at Hawai’i-35Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsNew Mexico StateW 61–⁠2175%
Sep 15vsWest TexasW 27–⁠087%
Sep 22vsTexas TechW 29–⁠2471%
Sep 29atUTEPW 34–⁠774%
Oct 5atUtahL 14–⁠3852%
Oct 13vsColorado StateL 10–⁠1678%
Oct 20atWyomingL 21–⁠5949%
Oct 25vs5BYUL 0–⁠4821%
Nov 3atBaylorL 2–⁠3839%
Nov 10vsAir ForceL 9–⁠2339%
Nov 17atSan Diego StateL 31–⁠3737%
Nov 24atHawai’iL 13–⁠4825%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Hawai’i 48–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 8th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
251–⁠359
Coach
Joe Lee Dunn
Elo
1379 −146 this season
SP+ rating
-14.6 No. 92 of 106; offense No. 63, defense No. 100
SRS
−12.6 No. 91 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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1984 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU8–⁠013–⁠01
Hawai’i5–⁠27–⁠4
Air Force4–⁠38–⁠4
Utah4–⁠3–⁠16–⁠5–⁠1
San Diego State4–⁠3–⁠14–⁠7–⁠1
Wyoming4–⁠46–⁠6
Colorado State3–⁠53–⁠8
New Mexico1–⁠74–⁠8
UTEP1–⁠72–⁠9

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