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New Mexico Lobos

2026 season

1st in the Mountain West · 3-0 in the conference

Next: at SJSU · Oct 31→

The New Mexico Lobos are 6-1 in 2026, scoring 37.0 and allowing 11.3 points a game. Next: at San José State Spartans on Oct 31, 2026.

OverviewScheduleStatsTrends

Season so fariEach game's final margin: green up = win, red down = loss; taller = bigger margin.◷History

6–1 · avg margin 25.7

+31CMU

+63MERC

-8@OU

+24@NMSU

+54UTEP

+11@HAW

+5NDSU

UNM · bars scaled to the biggest margin (63).

Offense · strengths and weaknessesiUNM's offense: its four best and four worst league ranks (1 = best). Full list on the Stats tab.◷History

of 137 teams

▲ Strengths

Rush explosiveness

1.15#9

Turnovers / game

0.71#20

Power success?Conversion rate on 3rd/4th and ≤2, or goal-to-go from the 2.

81%#24

Red-zone touchdown rate?Drives reaching the 20 that end in a touchdown.

72%#25

▼ Weaknesses

Interception rate

11.8%#137

Sack rate?Sacks per dropback. Lower is better for an offense; the defense column shows sacks they create.

11.1%#133

Completion %

57%#115

Points added / pass?Expected points added per pass play.

+0.12#99

Defense · strengths and weaknessesiUNM's defense: its four best and four worst league ranks (1 = best). Full list on the Stats tab.◷History

of 137 teams

▲ Strengths

Stuff rate forced?Rushes stopped at or behind the line.

33%#1

Standard-down points added?Points added per play on standard downs (not obvious passing downs).

−0.28#1

Havoc rate?TFLs, forced fumbles, interceptions and passes defensed per play.

25.4%#1

Takeaways / game

3.29#1

▼ Weaknesses

Rush explosiveness

1.00#96

Pass explosiveness?Average points added on successful pass plays: how big the wins are.

1.60#91

Interceptions forced

2.0%#86

Explosive pass rate?Dropbacks gaining 20+ yards. All plays.

10.2%#85

How they playiHow the offense plays (pass rate, pace, formation): style, not good or bad.◷History

Pass rate

35%

Standard-down share

69%

Plays / game

53

Early-down pass rate

32%

Neutral-script pass rate

38%

Possession / game

33:18

RatingsiRating: points vs an average team. Talent: recruiting roster rating. Returning: share of last year's production back.

Rating 2026

0.0

Rating 2025

+0.9

Talent

568

Returning

58%

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