College Football
#38

New Mexico Lobos

Mountain West · 5-1

University Stadium (NM) · 39,224 seats

New Mexico Lobos rank #38 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.060 points per play (Elo 1622), a 5-1 record in the Mountain West, and 50% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.060
#38 in FBS
Offense
+0.010
higher is better
Defense
-0.051
lower is better
SOS
-0.020
mean opp. rating
Elo
1622
Off EPA/play
+0.009
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.099
lower is better
Off success
+0.003
Def success
-0.035
Off explosive
+0.003
Def explosive
-0.013
Rush EPA
+0.031
offense
Pass EPA
-0.009
offense
Pts / drive
2.98
9.4 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
3.25
inside opp 40

Offense and Defense are the net rating's own split (offense − defense reconciles to net rating exactly); everything else is opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected. SOS is the mean net rating of every opponent on the schedule.

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+0.013

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating+0.049

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment-0.036

This season's prior minus last season's final rating — our offseason risers/fallers number

Prior remaining50%

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

Returning production58%

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

Recruiting talent-0.76σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal+0.1 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Quarterback

T. Fa'avae1 starts

Rating trajectory

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

+0.060.00Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsCentral MichiganW 38–7———
2vsMercyhurstW 70–7———
3@OklahomaL 6–14———
4@New Mexico StateW 42–18———
5vsUTEPW 61–7———
7@Hawai'iW 21–10———
8vsNorth Dakota StateOct 25———
9@San José StateOct 31———
10@NevadaNov 7———
11vsUNLVNov 15———
12@WyomingNov 22———
13vsAir ForceNov 28———