Rivalry leaderboard
Battle of I-10 Greatest Games
The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 41/100
- Overtime
- 1
Series context
- Completed meetings
- 87
- Series record
- New Mexico State 31-55-1 UTEP
- Tracked years
- 1914-2024
- Trophy
- Silver Spade
Series ranking
The rivalry's top 25 games
0 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1952Week 6
New Mexico State at UTEP
New Mexico State 20, UTEP 20
Result: Tie
Unranked New Mexico State vs. Unranked UTEP · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 1994Week 4
New Mexico State at UTEP
New Mexico State 23, UTEP 22
Winner: New Mexico State
Unranked New Mexico State vs. Unranked UTEP · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1991Week 3
UTEP at New Mexico State
UTEP 22, New Mexico State 21
Winner: UTEP
Unranked UTEP vs. Unranked New Mexico State · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1979Week 3
New Mexico State at UTEP
New Mexico State 14, UTEP 13
Winner: New Mexico State
Unranked New Mexico State vs. Unranked UTEP · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1974Week 6
UTEP at New Mexico State
UTEP 13, New Mexico State 14
Winner: New Mexico State
Unranked UTEP vs. Unranked New Mexico State · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1972Week 4
New Mexico State at UTEP
New Mexico State 20, UTEP 21
Winner: UTEP
Unranked New Mexico State vs. Unranked UTEP · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1963Week 4
New Mexico State at UTEP
New Mexico State 13, UTEP 14
Winner: UTEP
Unranked New Mexico State vs. Unranked UTEP · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1958Week 7
UTEP at New Mexico State
UTEP 16, New Mexico State 17
Winner: New Mexico State
Unranked UTEP vs. Unranked New Mexico State · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1989Week 3
UTEP at New Mexico State
UTEP 29, New Mexico State 27
Winner: UTEP
Unranked UTEP vs. Unranked New Mexico State · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 1985Week 4
New Mexico State at UTEP
New Mexico State 22, UTEP 20
Winner: New Mexico State
Unranked New Mexico State vs. Unranked UTEP · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 1977Week 5
New Mexico State at UTEP
New Mexico State 21, UTEP 23
Winner: UTEP
Unranked New Mexico State vs. Unranked UTEP · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 1990Week 3
New Mexico State at UTEP
New Mexico State 24, UTEP 27
Winner: UTEP
Unranked New Mexico State vs. Unranked UTEP · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1982Week 1
UTEP at New Mexico State
UTEP 20, New Mexico State 17
Winner: UTEP
Unranked UTEP vs. Unranked New Mexico State · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1980Week 3
UTEP at New Mexico State
UTEP 3, New Mexico State 6
Winner: New Mexico State
Unranked UTEP vs. Unranked New Mexico State · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1978Week 3
UTEP at New Mexico State
UTEP 32, New Mexico State 35
Winner: New Mexico State
Unranked UTEP vs. Unranked New Mexico State · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1976Week 2
UTEP at New Mexico State
UTEP 10, New Mexico State 13
Winner: New Mexico State
Unranked UTEP vs. Unranked New Mexico State · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1969Week 9
New Mexico State at UTEP
New Mexico State 41, UTEP 38
Winner: New Mexico State
Unranked New Mexico State vs. Unranked UTEP · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1973Week 6
New Mexico State at UTEP
New Mexico State 27, UTEP 23
Winner: New Mexico State
Unranked New Mexico State vs. Unranked UTEP · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 1938Week 11
New Mexico State at UTEP
New Mexico State 13, UTEP 9
Winner: New Mexico State
Unranked New Mexico State vs. Unranked UTEP · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 1959Week 7
New Mexico State at UTEP
New Mexico State 15, UTEP 20
Winner: UTEP
Unranked New Mexico State vs. Unranked UTEP · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
30
Game score
- 1954Week 7
UTEP at New Mexico State
UTEP 12, New Mexico State 7
Winner: UTEP
Unranked UTEP vs. Unranked New Mexico State · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
30
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.