#82

New Mexico Lobos

Mountain West · 9-4

University Stadium (NM) · 39,224 seats

New Mexico Lobos rank #82 of 136 FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of -0.002 points per play (Elo 1583), a 9-4 record in the Mountain West, and 33% of that rating still riding on preseason priors. They went 7-6 against the closing spread.

Ratings

Net rating
-0.002
#82 of 136
Elo
1583
Off EPA/play
+0.024
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.029
lower is better
Off success
-0.001
Def success
-0.011
Off explosive
+0.002
Def explosive
-0.014
Rush EPA
+0.023
offense
Pass EPA
+0.016
offense
Pts / drive
2.44
10.7 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
4.43
inside opp 40

All splits are opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind New Mexico's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior-0.110

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior remaining33%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production13%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent-1.77σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-0.8 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeYes

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Quarterback

Jack Layne7 starts

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

0.00-0.11Wk 1Wk 17

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1@MichiganL 1734-34.3-34.5W
2vsIdaho StateW 3222-29.1-17.5L
3@UCLAW 3510-16.2-15.5W
5vsNew Mexico StateW 3820-10.1-16.5W
6@San José StateL 2835-8.2-2.0L
7@Boise StateL 2541-17.4-14.5L
8vsNevadaW 2422-10.6-14.0L
9vsUtah StateW 3314-1.7-3.0W
10@UNLVW 4035-12.6-3.5W
12vsColorado StateW 2017-10.4-15.5L
13@Air ForceW 203+4.7+3.5W
14vsSan Diego StateW 2317+2.8+1.5W
17NMinnesotaL 1720+0.7-1.5L

Lines are from this team's perspective (negative = favored). ATS is against the consensus closing spread.

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