Wk 4 · 2026
New Mexico Lobos at New Mexico State Aggies — Sat, Sep 26
Sat, Sep 26 ·
Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, NM
· CBSSN
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 26 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
Mountain West · no games yet
at
3:30pET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential UNM by 8.5
CUSA · 0-1
What is at stake
Rio Grande Rivalry. The Lobos and the Aggies are in different conferences and 225 miles apart, and this is still the only game either fan base circles. They play for the Rio Grande Trophy. A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
New Mexico form
No completed games on record.
New Mexico St form
L 17-34at FSU
2026 season
New Mexico this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
New Mexico St this season
Straight up0-1 · 0% (1 games)
Against the spread1-0 · 100% (1 games)
Over / under0-1 · 0% (1 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 2
| Opponent | New Mexico | New Mexico St |
|---|---|---|
| Mercyhurst FCS / Other | vs Wk 2 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 1 · scheduled preview |
| Hawai'i Mountain West | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at Wk 2 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, New Mexico leads 12–7 · New Mexico has won the last 2
19 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
6.0 points toward New Mexico
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-09-27 | New Mexico St 20 — 38 New Mexico | at UNM | New Mexico |
| 2024 | 2024-09-28 | New Mexico 50 — 40 New Mexico St | at NMSU | New Mexico |
| 2023 | 2023-09-16 | New Mexico St 27 — 17 New Mexico | at UNM | New Mexico St |
| 2022 | 2022-10-15 | New Mexico 9 — 21 New Mexico St | at NMSU | New Mexico St |
| 2021 | 2021-09-11 | New Mexico St 25 — 34 New Mexico | at UNM | New Mexico |
| 2019 | 2019-09-21 | New Mexico St 52 — 55 New Mexico | at UNM | New Mexico |
| 2018 | 2018-09-15 | New Mexico 42 — 25 New Mexico St | at NMSU | New Mexico |
| 2017 | 2017-09-09 | New Mexico St 30 — 28 New Mexico | at UNM | New Mexico St |
| 2016 | 2016-09-10 | New Mexico 31 — 32 New Mexico St | at NMSU | New Mexico St |
| 2015 | 2015-10-03 | New Mexico St 29 — 38 New Mexico | at UNM | New Mexico |
| 2014 | 2014-09-20 | New Mexico 38 — 35 New Mexico St | at NMSU | New Mexico |
| 2013 | 2013-10-05 | New Mexico St 17 — 66 New Mexico | at UNM | New Mexico |
| 2012 | 2012-09-22 | New Mexico 27 — 14 New Mexico St | at NMSU | New Mexico |
| 2011 | 2011-10-01 | New Mexico St 42 — 28 New Mexico | at UNM | New Mexico St |
| 2010 | 2010-10-09 | New Mexico 14 — 16 New Mexico St | at NMSU | New Mexico St |
| 2009 | 2009-09-26 | New Mexico St 20 — 17 New Mexico | at UNM | New Mexico St |
| 2008 | 2008-09-27 | New Mexico 35 — 24 New Mexico St | at NMSU | New Mexico |
| 2007 | 2007-09-08 | New Mexico St 34 — 44 New Mexico | at UNM | New Mexico |
| 2006 | 2006-09-09 | New Mexico 34 — 28 New Mexico St | at NMSU | New Mexico |
New Mexico leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Jack Layne QB #2 | 199/302, 2398 YDS, 13 TD, 9 INT |
| James Laubstein QB #12 | 10/14, 96 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Rushing | Damon Bankston RB #1 | 104 CAR, 578 YDS, 5 TD |
| DJ McKinney RB #4 | 109 CAR, 454 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Scottre Humphrey RB #22 | 77 CAR, 349 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Receiving | Keagan Johnson WR #6 | 57 REC, 730 YDS, 3 TD |
| Dorian Thomas TE #0 | 53 REC, 545 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Damon Bankston RB #1 | 26 REC, 374 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Cade Keith TE #88 | 20 REC, 253 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Jaxton Eck LB #6 | 126 |
| Tavian Combs S #7 | 67 | |
| Jon Johnson CB #12 | 50 | |
| Sacks | Keyshawn James-Newby EDGE #1 | 8 |
| Brett Karhu DE #45 | 7 | |
| Gabriel Lopez DT #9 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Austin Brawley S #0 | 3 |
| Tavian Combs S #7 | 1 | |
| Caleb Coleman S #18 | 1 |
New Mexico St leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Logan Fife QB #4 | 204/362, 2240 YDS, 11 TD, 12 INT |
| Adam Damante QB #14 | 70/104, 711 YDS, 5 TD, 4 INT | |
| Rushing | Kadarius Calloway RB #1 | 115 CAR, 438 YDS, 3 TD |
| Dijon Stanley RB #8 | 75 CAR, 308 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Isaiah Rudison RB #21 | 42 CAR, 158 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Donovan Faupel WR #8 | 61 REC, 661 YDS, 7 TD |
| TK King WR #1 | 41 REC, 588 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Gavin Harris TE #8 | 36 REC, 514 YDS, 1 TD | |
| PJ Johnson III WR #0 | 27 REC, 335 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Naeten Mitchell DB #4 | 93 |
| Tory Gethers LB #6 | 87 | |
| Sone Aupiu LB #14 | 68 | |
| Sacks | Ezra Christensen DL #90 | 6 |
| Jamall Thompson Jr. DE #6 | 5 | |
| Tory Gethers LB #6 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Bernock Iya S #9 | 4 |
| Naeten Mitchell DB #4 | 3 | |
| Jamall Thompson Jr. DE #6 | 2 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.