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1990 New Mexico

2–⁠10 (1–⁠6 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Mike Sheppard.

Schedule and results

New Mexico in 1990, game by game: won at New Mexico State 29–12; lost at Fresno State 17–24; lost vs. No. 20 Arizona 10–25; lost vs. Texas Tech 32–34; lost at Kansas State 6–38; won vs. UTEP 48–28; lost at No. 23 Wyoming 22–25; lost at Colorado State 7–47; lost at No. 9 BYU 31–55; lost at Hawai’i 16–43; lost vs. Utah 27–29; lost vs. San Diego State 34–40+20−40Won 29–12 at New Mexico State+17New Mexico StateLost 17–24 at Fresno State-7Fresno StateLost 10–25 vs. No. 20 Arizona-15No. 20 ArizonaLost 32–34 vs. Texas Tech-2Texas TechLost 6–38 at Kansas State-32Kansas StateWon 48–28 vs. UTEP+20UTEPLost 22–25 at No. 23 Wyoming-3No. 23 WyomingLost 7–47 at Colorado State-40Colorado StateLost 31–55 at No. 9 BYU-24No. 9 BYULost 16–43 at Hawai’i-27Hawai’iLost 27–29 vs. Utah-2UtahLost 34–40 vs. San Diego State-6San Diego State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atNew Mexico StateW 29–⁠1257%
Sep 8atFresno StateL 17–⁠2418%
Sep 15vs20ArizonaL 10–⁠2528%
Sep 22vsTexas TechL 32–⁠3436%
Sep 29atKansas StateL 6–⁠3847%
Oct 6vsUTEPW 48–⁠2853%
Oct 13at23WyomingL 22–⁠2515%
Oct 20atColorado StateL 7–⁠4726%
Oct 29at9BYUL 31–⁠5512%
Nov 3atHawai’iL 16–⁠4319%
Nov 10vsUtahL 27–⁠2952%
Nov 17vsSan Diego StateL 34–⁠4030%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to San Diego State 40–⁠34; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 87th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Led the nationEric Morgan: receptions (80 catches)

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠6 8th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
279–⁠400
Coach
Mike Sheppard
Elo
1311 −70 this season
SP+ rating
-14.6 No. 89 of 104; offense No. 58, defense No. 98
SRS
−12.7 No. 88 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jan Quarless
Defensive coordinator
Greg Newhouse

1990 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠110–⁠322
Colorado State6–⁠19–⁠4
San Diego State5–⁠26–⁠5
Wyoming5–⁠39–⁠4
Hawai’i4–⁠47–⁠5
Air Force3–⁠47–⁠5
Utah2–⁠64–⁠7
New Mexico1–⁠62–⁠10
UTEP1–⁠73–⁠8

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