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1998 New Mexico

3–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Rocky Long.

Schedule and results

New Mexico in 1998, game by game: won vs. Idaho State 38–9; won vs. Utah State 39–36; lost at New Mexico State 27–28; lost at San José State 20–37; lost at Air Force 14–56; lost vs. UTEP 19–22; lost vs. San Diego State 33–36; won at Hawai’i 30–20; lost vs. Fresno State 20–28; lost at BYU 21–46; lost vs. Utah 7–41; lost at UCF 6–38+29−42Won 38–9 vs. Idaho State+29Idaho StateWon 39–36 vs. Utah State+3Utah StateLost 27–28 at New Mexico State-1New Mexico StateLost 20–37 at San José State-17San José StateLost 14–56 at Air Force-42Air ForceLost 19–22 vs. UTEP-3UTEPLost 33–36 vs. San Diego State-3San Diego StateWon 30–20 at Hawai’i+10Hawai’iLost 20–28 vs. Fresno State-8Fresno StateLost 21–46 at BYU-25BYULost 7–41 vs. Utah-34UtahLost 6–38 at UCF-32UCF
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsIdaho StateW 38–⁠986%
Sep 12vsUtah StateW 39–⁠3666%
Sep 19atNew Mexico StateL 27–⁠2877%
Sep 26atSan José StateL 20–⁠3760%
Oct 3atAir ForceL 14–⁠5628%
Oct 10vsUTEPL 19–⁠2274%
Oct 17vsSan Diego StateL 33–⁠3656%
Oct 24atHawai’iW 30–⁠2069%
Oct 31vsFresno StateL 20–⁠2856%
Nov 7atBYUL 21–⁠4625%
Nov 14vsUtahL 7–⁠4135%
Nov 21atUCFL 6–⁠3819%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UCF 38–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 14th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1998.

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 14th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
274–⁠397
Coach
Rocky Long
Elo
1372 −149 this season
SP+ rating
-17.7 No. 101 of 112; offense No. 78, defense No. 104
SRS
−18.5 No. 106 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jim Fenwick
Defensive coordinator
Bronco Mendenhall
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

1998 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Air Force7–⁠112–⁠113
BYU7–⁠19–⁠5
San Diego State7–⁠17–⁠5
Wyoming6–⁠28–⁠3
Colorado State5–⁠38–⁠4
Utah5–⁠37–⁠4
Rice5–⁠35–⁠6
Fresno State5–⁠35–⁠6
TCU4–⁠47–⁠5
SMU4–⁠45–⁠7
San José State3–⁠54–⁠8
UTEP3–⁠53–⁠8
Tulsa2–⁠64–⁠7
New Mexico1–⁠73–⁠9
Hawai’i0–⁠80–⁠12
UNLV0–⁠80–⁠11

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