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New Mexico State

New Mexico State University · 2024 · Conference USA

FanBoardHQ CFP
#127
Efficiency
-24.1
130th FBS
Record
3-9
Conf. record
2-6
Conf. finish
T-8th
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New Mexico State went 3-9 and was ranked 127th in the FanBoardHQ CFP Rankings (blended resume and efficiency). Their 123rd-ranked defense carried them, with a 131st-ranked offense. They ran the ball on 57% of offensive plays with an 114th-ranked rushing attack and passed the ball on the remaining 43% of plays with a 137th-ranked passing attack.

Quadrant record

By opponent strength, adjusted for where the game was played.

Q1
0-1
Q2
0-0
Q3
0-2
Q4
3-6

Projected wins

Per-game win probabilities combined across the full schedule.

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Expected: 3.0 wins
Strength of Record
127th
-7.5 wins above a 25th-ranked team's expectation
Strength of Schedule
to date
126th
full season
126th
AP poll
Unranked
Conf. sched. difficulty
118th
a 25th-ranked team would win ~7.3 conference games on this schedule

The resume

Every game on the schedule. Click a row for the game breakdown (played) or the matchup projection (upcoming).

WkOpponentConfOpp rankResultExp. marginWin probGameScoreQuad
1vs Southeast Missouri StateBig South-OVCW 2316-1.8100%-15.9Q4
2vs LibertyConference USA#85L 2430-10.30%-19.4Q4
3@ Fresno StateMountain West#93L 048-21.60%-38.5Q3
4@ Sam HoustonConference USA#56L 1131-19.40%-26.6Q4
5vs New MexicoMountain West#107L 4050-7.10%-31.8Q4
7@ Jacksonville StateConference USA#69L 1354-23.50%-32.2Q3
8vs Louisiana TechConference USA#111W 3330-7.5100%-13.4Q4
10vs FIUConference USA#115L 1334-12.40%-32.2Q4
11vs Western KentuckyConference USA#80L 2841-14.60%-23.3Q4
12@ Texas A&MSEC#27L 338-41.90%-14.9Q1
13@ Middle TennesseeConference USA#130W 3621+2.3100%-6.5Q4
14vs UTEPConference USA#126L 3542+0.90%-34.2Q4

12 played · 3-9. Expected margin and gamescore use the latest ratings — a completed game shows what the model would say now, not that week.

The season

The model’s read on New Mexico State, recomputed after every week. Toggle between overall, offensive, and defensive efficiency (each with a dot for that week’s game) or the FanBoardHQ CFP rank.

-35.5-19.3-3.1-16-19-39-27-32-32-13-32-23-15-6-34Week 0Week 20
Line = the model's read each week; dots = that week's game (green above the line, red below).

Passing & rushing

Opponent-adjusted, FBS-only. The bar is the blended Eff rank — EPA/play (scoring value), success rate (staying on schedule), and yards/play (explosiveness), each standardized against the FBS field. The three ranks below each bar are those components, so you can see what's driving it.

Offense
PassingEff 137th
SR 137thYPP 138thEPA 135th
RushingEff 114th
SR 116thYPP 98thEPA 112th
Defense
Pass defenseEff 128th
SR 94thYPP 129thEPA 133rd
Rush defenseEff 121st
SR 105thYPP 122ndEPA 125th
Dropback rate 43%Tempo -7.6 snaps/game vs. averageFaced pass defenses ranked 86th on average
Success rate by down

Their offense vs. what their defense allows.

1st · Offense: 39%1st · Defense allowed: 42%1st2nd · Offense: 38%2nd · Defense allowed: 41%2nd3rd/4th · Offense: 42%3rd/4th · Defense allowed: 47%3rd/4th
OffenseDefense allowed
Points by quarter

Scored vs. allowed, all regular-season games.

Q1 · Scored: 50.0Q1 · Allowed: 83.0Q1Q2 · Scored: 49.0Q2 · Allowed: 123.0Q2Q3 · Scored: 42.0Q3 · Allowed: 92.0Q3Q4 · Scored: 109.0Q4 · Allowed: 109.0Q4
ScoredAllowed

What kind of team is this?

Every team by offensive and defensive efficiency (points/game vs. an average team, higher is better on both). Click a dot for that team.

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New Mexico State Offense vs Defense, 2024
Offensive EffRanked 131st
-13.1
Field position: -1.9Finishing drives: -11.2
Field position -1.9Finishing drives -11.2= -13.1
Offensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 124th · Finishing 130th

Defensive EffRanked 123rd
-10.0
Field position: -1.0Finishing drives: -9.0
Field position -1.0Finishing drives -9.0= -10.0
Defensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 105th · Finishing 125th

1.67 points per drive on offense, 2.72 allowed — starting, on average, at their own 28.

Play-calling & efficiency

What the offense did, by quarter and by down — raw, not opponent-adjusted.

By quarter
Quarter (att.)Pass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(202)42% / 58%40%5.2
Q2(193)44% / 56%36%4.3
Q3(167)44% / 56%34%4.9
Q4(221)46% / 54%46%5.4
how play-calling and results shifted through games — (n) = plays, season total
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(112)10.127%5.5
2nd(108)9.031%3.9
3rd(113)8.034%4.5
4th(10)7.730%5.2
All (343)30%4.7
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(226)9.845%4.9
2nd(150)7.844%5.5
3rd(58)4.359%5.8
4th(6)1.750%1.2
All (440)46%5.2

New Mexico State, all games.