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1994 New Mexico

5–⁠7 (4–⁠4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Dennis Franchione.

Schedule and results

New Mexico in 1994, game by game: lost at Texas Tech 31–37; lost vs. TCU 29–44; lost at SMU 31–34; lost at BYU 47–49; lost vs. No. 24 Colorado State 31–38; won at Hawai’i 38–21; lost vs. San Diego State 13–20; won at New Mexico State 56–31; won at Fresno State 49–32; won vs. No. 9 Utah 23–21; lost at Wyoming 28–38; won vs. UTEP 25–21+25−15Lost 31–37 at Texas Tech-6Texas TechLost 29–44 vs. TCU-15TCULost 31–34 at SMU-3SMULost 47–49 at BYU-2BYULost 31–38 vs. No. 24 Colorado State-7No. 24 Colorado StateWon 38–21 at Hawai’i+17Hawai’iLost 13–20 vs. San Diego State-7San Diego StateWon 56–31 at New Mexico State+25New Mexico StateWon 49–32 at Fresno State+17Fresno StateWon 23–21 vs. No. 9 Utah+2No. 9 UtahLost 28–38 at Wyoming-10WyomingWon 25–21 vs. UTEP+4UTEP
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atTexas TechL 31–⁠3739%
Sep 10vsTCUL 29–⁠4466%
Sep 17atSMUL 31–⁠3450%
Sep 24atBYUL 47–⁠4930%
Oct 1vs24Colorado StateL 31–⁠3838%
Oct 8atHawai’iW 38–⁠2133%
Oct 15vsSan Diego StateL 13–⁠2058%
Oct 22atNew Mexico StateW 56–⁠3155%
Oct 29atFresno StateW 49–⁠3231%
Nov 5vs9UtahW 23–⁠2135%
Nov 12atWyomingL 28–⁠3852%
Nov 19vsUTEPW 25–⁠2178%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UTEP 25–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Led the nationStoney Case: total offense (3,649 yds)

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
401–⁠386
Coach
Dennis Franchione
Elo
1499 −5 this season
SP+ rating
1.4 No. 56 of 106; offense No. 8, defense No. 99
SRS
1.0 No. 54 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dennis Darnell
Defensive coordinator
Fred Bleil
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1995

The 1995 draft
Rd 3David Sloan TEDetroit Lions
Rd 3Stoney Case QBArizona Cardinals

All-WAC

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • Brandon TurnerOLCoaches-2
  • Art CelestineDBCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 1994 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1994 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado State7–⁠110–⁠216
Utah6–⁠210–⁠210
BYU6–⁠210–⁠318
Air Force6–⁠28–⁠4
Wyoming4–⁠46–⁠6
New Mexico4–⁠45–⁠7
Fresno State3–⁠4–⁠15–⁠7–⁠1
San Diego State2–⁠64–⁠7
UTEP1–⁠6–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Hawai’i0–⁠83–⁠8–⁠1

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