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Rio Grande Rivalry
New Mexico and New Mexico State have met 115 times since 1894. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 65-24-2
- Current streak
- New Mexico 2 games
- Longest streak
- New Mexico 18 games (1938-1958)
- Avg. margin / points
- 16.4 / 46.7
Series overview
New Mexico 65-24-2 New Mexico State. Current streak: New Mexico 2 games.
Last five meetings
New Mexico 3 | New Mexico State 2
Largest margin
61 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1894 through 2025.
- 91 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Sep 27, 2025.
Related pages
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Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
New Mexico and New Mexico State have a tracked series that starts in 1894 and spans 115 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
The Roaster gives this matchup a named trophy context in addition to the team-by-team series record.
Series history
- Status
- Active series
- Years
- 1894-2025
- Busiest era
- 1950s, 10 games
- Longest pause
- 3 years (1942-1946)
- 1950s10 games
- 1960s10 games
- 1970s10 games
- 1980s10 games
Biggest games and recent trend
Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.
4 featured games
Latest meeting
2025 - Sep 27, 2025
New Mexico 38, New Mexico State 20. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
1971 - Oct 9, 1971
New Mexico 35, New Mexico State 35. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
2019 - Sep 21, 2019
New Mexico 55, New Mexico State 52. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Largest margin
1948 - Oct 9, 1948
New Mexico 61, New Mexico State 0. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- New Mexico 3, New Mexico State 2 across 5 games
- Last ten
- New Mexico 6, New Mexico State 4 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Balanced scoring profile; average total 46.7, average margin 16.4.
- Current streak
- New Mexico 2 games
Players and coaches from recent chapters
Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.
Damon Bankston
New Mexico, 2025
Rushing Yards: 635
Jack Layne
New Mexico, 2025
Passing Yards: 2486
Keagan Johnson
New Mexico, 2025
Receiving Yards: 754
Donovan Faupel
New Mexico State, 2025
Receiving Yards: 661
Kadarius Calloway
New Mexico State, 2025
Rushing Yards: 450
Logan Fife
New Mexico State, 2025
Passing Yards: 2232
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
Danny Gonzales
New Mexico - 2021-2023 - 9-27
Tony Sanchez
New Mexico State - 2024-2025 - 3-9
Jerry Kill
New Mexico State - 2022-2023 - 17-11
Jason Eck
New Mexico - 2025 - 0-0
Weather, rankings, and research links
5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 83F, 1 windy.
Ranking context is available through the rankings archive and team season-result pages.
New Mexico team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
New Mexico State team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
New Mexico season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
New Mexico State season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
New Mexico weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
New Mexico State weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Game stats archive
Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.
Rankings
Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.
College football records
National record and history context.
Historical comparison
Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.
Recent rivalry results
The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.
10 most recent tracked games
| Date | Matchup | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2025 | New Mexico State at New Mexico | New Mexico 38, New Mexico State 20 | University Stadium (NM) | New Mexico |
| Sep 29, 2024 | New Mexico at New Mexico State | New Mexico 50, New Mexico State 40 | Venue unavailable | New Mexico |
| Sep 17, 2023 | New Mexico State at New Mexico | New Mexico 17, New Mexico State 27 | Venue unavailable | New Mexico State |
| Oct 16, 2022 | New Mexico at New Mexico State | New Mexico 9, New Mexico State 21 | Venue unavailable | New Mexico State |
| Sep 11, 2021 | New Mexico State at New Mexico | New Mexico 34, New Mexico State 25 | Venue unavailable | New Mexico |
| Sep 21, 2019 | New Mexico State at New Mexico | New Mexico 55, New Mexico State 52 | Venue unavailable | New Mexico |
| Sep 16, 2018 | New Mexico at New Mexico State | New Mexico 42, New Mexico State 25 | Venue unavailable | New Mexico |
| Sep 10, 2017 | New Mexico State at New Mexico | New Mexico 28, New Mexico State 30 | Venue unavailable | New Mexico State |
| Sep 11, 2016 | New Mexico at New Mexico State | New Mexico 31, New Mexico State 32 | Venue unavailable | New Mexico State |
| Oct 4, 2015 | New Mexico State at New Mexico | New Mexico 38, New Mexico State 29 | Venue unavailable | New Mexico |
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