1985 New Mexico
3–8 (2–6 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Joe Lee Dunn. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wyoming 41–16Nov 16
By 25 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Texas Tech | L 31–32 | 38% |
| Sep 14 | at New Mexico State | W 34–27 | 53% |
| Sep 28 | vs 19Air Force | L 12–49 | 31% |
| Oct 5 | at 13Nebraska | L 7–38 | 13% |
| Oct 12 | vs Colorado State | L 28–45 | 63% |
| Oct 19 | vs 9BYU | L 23–45 | 13% |
| Oct 26 | vs Hawai’i | L 17–27 | 45% |
| Nov 2 | at UTEP | W 27–23 | 44% |
| Nov 9 | at Utah | L 49–58 | 18% |
| Nov 16 | vs Wyoming | W 41–16 | 51% |
| Nov 23 | vs San Diego State | L 20–55 | 48% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to San Diego State 55–20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 79th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 2–6 tied for 7th in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 289–415
- Coach
- Joe Lee Dunn
- Elo
- 1347 −73 this season
- SP+ rating
- -10.2 No. 79 of 106; offense No. 22, defense No. 105
- SRS
- −10.2 No. 80 of 110 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1985 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 7–1 | 12–1 | 8 |
| BYU | 7–1 | 11–3 | 16 |
| Utah | 5–3 | 8–4 | |
| Hawai’i | 4–3–1 | 4–6–2 | |
| Colorado State | 4–4 | 5–7 | |
| San Diego State | 3–4–1 | 5–6–1 | |
| Wyoming | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
 New Mexico | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| UTEP | 1–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.