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1993 New Mexico

6–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Dennis Franchione.

Schedule and results

New Mexico in 1993, game by game: lost vs. No. 19 BYU 31–34; lost at TCU 34–35; lost vs. Fresno State 24–41; won vs. New Mexico State 42–7; won vs. Hawai’i 41–14; won at Utah 42–35; lost at San Diego State 17–20; lost at Colorado State 20–21; won vs. Idaho State 39–13; won vs. No. 23 Wyoming 10–7; won at UTEP 35–29+35−17Lost 31–34 vs. No. 19 BYU-3No. 19 BYULost 34–35 at TCU-1TCULost 24–41 vs. Fresno State-17Fresno StateWon 42–7 vs. New Mexico State+35New Mexico StateWon 41–14 vs. Hawai’i+27Hawai’iWon 42–35 at Utah+7UtahLost 17–20 at San Diego State-3San Diego StateLost 20–21 at Colorado State-1Colorado StateWon 39–13 vs. Idaho State+26Idaho StateWon 10–7 vs. No. 23 Wyoming+3No. 23 WyomingWon 35–29 at UTEP+6UTEP
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vs19BYUL 31–⁠3431%
Sep 11atTCUL 34–⁠3542%
Sep 18vsFresno StateL 24–⁠4130%
Sep 25vsNew Mexico StateW 42–⁠751%
Oct 2vsHawai’iW 41–⁠1434%
Oct 9atUtahW 42–⁠3544%
Oct 23atSan Diego StateL 17–⁠2032%
Oct 30atColorado StateL 20–⁠2156%
Nov 6vsIdaho StateW 39–⁠1381%
Nov 13vs23WyomingW 10–⁠743%
Nov 20atUTEPW 35–⁠2974%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UTEP 35–⁠29; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
335–⁠256
Coach
Dennis Franchione
Elo
1506 +95 this season
SP+ rating
3.5 No. 51 of 105; offense No. 35, defense No. 68
SRS
1.9 No. 47 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Matt Simon
Defensive coordinator
Fred Bleil
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

1993 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wyoming6–⁠28–⁠4
Fresno State6–⁠28–⁠4
BYU6–⁠26–⁠6
Utah5–⁠37–⁠6
Colorado State5–⁠35–⁠6
New Mexico4–⁠46–⁠5
San Diego State4–⁠46–⁠6
Hawai’i3–⁠56–⁠6
Air Force1–⁠74–⁠8
UTEP0–⁠81–⁠11

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