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2026 · THROUGH WK 8

Mountain West · 5-1 · 2-0 CONF · ATS 5-1 · O/U 3-3

New Mexico Lobos

HC Jason Eck (2nd yr) · OC Luke Schleusner · DC Spence Nowinsky

STARTS IN 11 PERSONNEL (2 OF 3) · BASE D 4-2-5 · SHOTGUN 95%

Power rating6.631st
CFP odds25%+1
PLAYOFFNEEDS TITLE→LONG SHOT
Proj. wins9.4of 12
Fan pulse—5 of 30 scored

Mountain West · 5-1 · 2-0 CONF · ATS 5-1 · O/U 3-3

New Mexico

Lobos · HC Jason Eck (2nd yr) · starts in 11 (2 of 3) · base D 4-2-5

Power rating6.631st
CFP odds · outlook25%+1NEEDS TITLE→LONG SHOT
Proj. wins9.4of 12
Fan pulse—5 of 30 scored

New Mexico

5-1 · 2-0 Mountain West

POWER RATING6.631st in FBS
CFP ODDS25%+1 this week
PROJ. WINS9.4of 12 games
PLAYOFF OUTLOOKNEEDS TITLE→LONG SHOT

1 loss now · CFP 25% in sims · CCG 65% · title 41%

FAN PULSE—5 of 30 scored

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Schedule & resultsSchedule

POSTGAME WE = HOW OFTEN THIS BOX SCORE WINS · FUTURE ROWS SHOW PREGAME WPCLOSING LINES · FUTURE ROWS SHOW PROJECTED LINEFUTURE LINES PROJECTED

New Mexico schedule and results
Wk
Opponent
Result
Line
ATS
Net EPA
Off SR
Def SR
Win prob
Plays
s/play
1Central MichiganCentral MichiganW38–7−11.5−11.5W+0.8053%22%100%6933.6
2MercyhurstMercyhurstW70–7−42.5−42.5W+0.9448%25%100%7131.5
3at Oklahomaat OklahomaL6–14+21.5+21.5W−0.2822%38%34%5836.9
4at New Mexico Stateat New Mexico StateW42–18−11.5−11.5W+0.6048%27%96%6433.8
5UTEPUTEPW61–7−23.5−23.5W+0.9361%29%98%6531.5
6BYE
7at Hawai'iat Hawai'iW21–10−14.5−14.5L+0.3735%36%83%5732.7
8North Dakota StateNorth Dakota StateNEXTSAT 10:00 CWSAT 10:00−4.5−4.5————62%128—
9at San José Stateat San José StateOCT 31OCT 31−14.1 proj−14.180%
10at Nevadaat NevadaNOV 6NOV 6−11.2 proj−11.275%
11UNLVUNLVNOV 14NOV 14−7.9 proj−7.968%
12at Wyomingat WyomingNOV 21NOV 21−13.5 proj−13.579%
13Air ForceAir ForceNOV 28NOV 28−8.9 proj−8.971%

Success rate by down & distance

1st75%n 4100%n 538%n 11129%n 7
2nd67%n 1248%n 2142%n 457%n 15
3rd75%n 2027%n 1538%n 824%n 17
4th70%n 10100%n 1—n 0—n 0

Formation & personnelFormation

PBP TAGS · 284 OF 291 PLAYS284 OF 291 PLAYS TAGGED

Formation splits
LookLook · usage
Usage
Pass %Pass
EPA/playEPA
SR
Shotgun95%95%38%+0.1141%
Under center5%5%8%+0.5154%
No-huddle25%25%34%+0.2541%
Huddle75%75%38%+0.0942%
StartersSTARTERS
112 of 3 games121 of 3BASE D4-2-54 of 5
112 of 34-2-5base D · 4 of 5

In shotgun on 95 % of tagged snaps, passing 38 % of the time (+0.11 EPA a play; +0.51 under center). No-huddle on 25 %. Starts in 11 personnel in 2 of 3 games. Base defense 4-2-5 (4 of 5).

Next game

SAT 10:00 CW · UNIVERSITY STADIUM (NM)SAT 10:00 CW

vs North Dakota StateLINE−4.5MODEL−5.2WP62%

TOP INJURY · OFFICIAL REPORT

O
James LaubsteinQB · SR
QB · top injury
NEXT UPC. Mitchell
0%TO PLAY
−0.5IMPACT PTS

% to play = 1 − P(out) · expected return not reported

LINE · MODEL · WPIMPACT −0.5 PTS

Refs

JUDGMENT FLAGS OVER EXPECTED · 2026FLAGS OVER EXPECTED / G · 2026

Judgment flags over expected by crew conference
Crews from
FOE / G
90% range
Games
Read
Mountain West crews−0.5 to +0.5 · 26 games0.0−0.5 to +0.526NOISE
C-USA crews— · 3 games+1.0—3NOISE
Big 12 crews— · 2 games−1.3—2NOISE
ACC crews— · 1 game−1.2—1NOISE
Big Ten crews— · 1 game−4.1—1NOISE
SEC crews— · 1 game−1.7—1NOISE
FRIENDLIEST CREWFRIENDLIESTMichael Cuttone−3.9 / g · 5 games · noise−3.9 / g · 5 g · noise
TOUGHEST CREWTOUGHESTBrad Carrell+2.5 / g · 3 games · noise+2.5 / g · 3 g · noise

+ = more judgment flags on New Mexico than expected · 2026 only: crews known for 6 of 7 games · no lean before 8 gamesJudgment flags only, 2026 · crews known for 6 of 7 games · + = more on New Mexico than expected · no lean before 8 games

Key players

Unit statsEfficiency

OPP-ADJUSTED · RANK OF 138 FBSFBS RANK · OPP-ADJUSTED

New Mexico offense statistics
MetricStat
New MexicoUNM
RankRK
FBS avgVS FBS
EPA / play+0.0856th+0.06
Success rate40.8%84th42.3%
Explosiveness1.3813th1.30
Rush EPA / play+0.1052nd+0.07
Pass EPA / play+0.1170th+0.11
Passing downs SR31.5%57th31.1%
Line yards3.3448th3.21
Sack rate allowed10.3%133rd5.3%
3rd-down conversion43%51st41%
Points / opportunity4.3168th4.27
Red zone TD rate79%10th63%
Seconds / play32.2133rd28.0