2019 New Mexico

2–⁠10 (0–⁠8 Mountain West Conference), coached by Bob Davie.

Schedule and results

New Mexico in 2019, game by game: won vs. Sam Houston 39–31; lost at No. 7 Notre Dame 14–66; won vs. New Mexico State 55–52; lost at Liberty 10–17; lost at San José State 21–32; lost vs. Colorado State 21–35; lost at Wyoming 10–23; lost vs. Hawai’i 31–45; lost at Nevada 10–21; lost at No. 19 Boise State 9–42; lost vs. Air Force 22–44; lost vs. Utah State 25–38+8−52Won 39–31 vs. Sam Houston+8Sam HoustonLost 14–66 at No. 7 Notre Dame-52No. 7 Notre DameWon 55–52 vs. New Mexico State+3New Mexico StateLost 10–17 at Liberty-7LibertyLost 21–32 at San José State-11San José StateLost 21–35 vs. Colorado State-14Colorado StateLost 10–23 at Wyoming-13WyomingLost 31–45 vs. Hawai’i-14Hawai’iLost 10–21 at Nevada-11NevadaLost 9–42 at No. 19 Boise State-33No. 19 Boise StateLost 22–44 vs. Air Force-22Air ForceLost 25–38 vs. Utah State-13Utah State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Utah State 38–⁠25; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
0–⁠8 12th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
267–⁠446
Coach
Bob Davie
Elo
1271 −125 this season
SP+ rating
-17.0 No. 119 of 130; offense No. 107, defense No. 123, special teams No. 20
SRS
−16.1 No. 121 of 130 in FBS
Returning
79% of last season’s EPA, No. 23 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 119 roster talent No. 104 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Joe Dailey
Defensive coordinator
Jordan Peterson
Offense
Flexbone option
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense105th of 130
  • Defense125th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted110th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted129th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0141%1.18105th of 130
Defense0.2745%1.36125th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.23 def
40% off
44% def
—110th off
129th 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
Offense3.1own 2718% allowed
Defense4.0own 3016% caused

CORE rating -9.7, 105th of 130 (offense -5.5, defense 4.2).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsTevaka Tuioti QB1,460 yds
Passing touchdownsTevaka Tuioti QB7 TD
Rushing yardsAhmari Davis RB832 yds
Rushing touchdownsAhmari Davis RB7 TD
Receiving yardsJordan Kress WR530 yds
Receiving touchdownsJordan Kress WR6 TD
TacklesAlex Hart LB82 tkl
SacksJacobi Hearn LB6 sacks
InterceptionsAlex Hart LB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Cade Briggs OG★★★No. 1783
Dion Hunter OLB★★★No. 2562
Chad Alexander RB★★No. 2722
Marquae Kirkendoll CB★★No. 2839
Omar Darame DT★★No. 3111

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.796
Offensive line13.00.829
Defensive line22.00.773
Linebackers13.00.800
Defensive backs22.00.787
Athletes and specialists22.00.776
Whole class92.20.789

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.

Roster 105

The 2019 roster

105 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 69 have a stat line. See the roster

2019 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State8–⁠012–⁠223
Air Force7–⁠111–⁠222
Utah State6–⁠27–⁠6
San Diego State5–⁠310–⁠3
Hawai’i5–⁠310–⁠5
Wyoming4–⁠48–⁠5
Nevada4–⁠47–⁠6
Colorado State3–⁠54–⁠8
San José State2–⁠65–⁠7
UNLV2–⁠64–⁠8
Fresno State2–⁠64–⁠8
New Mexico0–⁠82–⁠10

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