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2008 New Mexico

4–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Mountain West Conference), coached by Rocky Long.

Schedule and results

New Mexico in 2008, game by game: lost vs. TCU 3–26; lost vs. Texas A&M 22–28; won vs. Arizona 36–28; lost at Tulsa 14–56; won at New Mexico State 35–24; won vs. Wyoming 24–0; lost at No. 9 BYU 3–21; won vs. San Diego State 70–7; lost at Air Force 10–23; lost vs. No. 10 Utah 10–13; lost at UNLV 20–27; lost at Colorado State 6–20+63−42Lost 3–26 vs. TCU-23TCULost 22–28 vs. Texas A&M-6Texas A&MWon 36–28 vs. Arizona+8ArizonaLost 14–56 at Tulsa-42TulsaWon 35–24 at New Mexico State+11New Mexico StateWon 24–0 vs. Wyoming+24WyomingLost 3–21 at No. 9 BYU-18No. 9 BYUWon 70–7 vs. San Diego State+63San Diego StateLost 10–23 at Air Force-13Air ForceLost 10–13 vs. No. 10 Utah-3No. 10 UtahLost 20–27 at UNLV-7UNLVLost 6–20 at Colorado State-14Colorado State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsTCUL 3–⁠2649%
Sep 6vsTexas A&ML 22–⁠2855%
Sep 13vsArizonaW 36–⁠2846%
Sep 20atTulsaL 14–⁠5629%
Sep 27atNew Mexico StateW 35–⁠2459%
Oct 4vsWyomingW 24–⁠072%
Oct 11at9BYUL 3–⁠2120%
Oct 18vsSan Diego StateW 70–⁠776%
Oct 23atAir ForceL 10–⁠2337%
Nov 1vs10UtahL 10–⁠1333%
Nov 8atUNLVL 20–⁠2764%
Nov 15atColorado StateL 6–⁠2051%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado State 20–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 6th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
253–⁠273
Coach
Rocky Long
Elo
1442 −89 this season
SP+ rating
-2.0 No. 71 of 120; offense No. 102, defense No. 41, special teams No. 56
SRS
−4.9 No. 76 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 96
Offensive coordinator
Dave Baldwin
Defensive coordinator
Troy Reffett
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense63rd of 120
  • Defense50th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted81st of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted38th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0340%0.8063rd of 120
Defense0.0140%0.8850th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.01 def		40% off
39% def		—81st off
38th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 343% allowed
Defense-0.1own 322% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2008 class

Rufus Johnson SDE★★★No. 1247
Joe Harris ATH★★★No. 1247
Jonathan Mader PRO★★★No. 1391
Andre McQueen WR★★No. 1436
Joe Stoner ATH★★No. 1589

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2008 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.772
Running backs12.00.700
Receivers42.00.767
Defensive line22.50.767
Linebackers22.00.756
Defensive backs22.00.733
Athletes and specialists32.30.785
Whole class162.20.761

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2009

The 2009 draft
Rd 4Glover Quin SHouston Texans
Rd 6DeAndre Wright CBNew York Giants

2008 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah8–⁠013–⁠02
TCU7–⁠111–⁠27
BYU6–⁠210–⁠325
Air Force5–⁠38–⁠5
Colorado State4–⁠47–⁠6
UNLV2–⁠65–⁠7
New Mexico2–⁠64–⁠8
Wyoming1–⁠74–⁠8
San Diego State1–⁠72–⁠10

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