New Mexico football meets Texas A&M on Saturday in College Station. Here is your first look at the New Mexico Lobos.
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New Mexico Season So Far (First game)
| Date | Opponent | Time | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-Sep | at Texas A&M | 7:00 PM ET | ESPN |
| 9-Sep | vs. Tennessee Tech | 8:00 PM ET | |
| 16-Sep | vs. New Mexico State | 8:00 PM ET | |
| 23-Sep | at Massachusetts | 3:30 PM ET | |
| 30-Sep | at Wyoming | 4:00 PM ET | |
| 14-Oct | vs. San Jose State | 6:00 PM ET | |
| 21-Oct | vs. Hawaii | 6:00 PM ET | |
| 28-Oct | at Nevada | 10:30 PM ET | CBSS |
| 4-Nov | vs. UNLV | 6:00 PM ET | |
| 11-Nov | at Boise State | TBA | |
| 18-Nov | at Fresno State | TBA | |
| 24-Nov | vs. Utah State | 3:30 PM ET | CBSS |
KEY STATS (2022, PER GAME)
| Statistic | Team | National Rank |
Conference Rank |
Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Down Conversion Pct | Texas A&M New Mexico |
98 130 |
13 12 |
0.359 0.220 |
| 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense | New Mexico Texas A&M |
28 41 |
3 7 |
0.341 0.356 |
| 4th Down Conversion Pct | Texas A&M New Mexico |
115 129 |
14 12 |
0.364 0.267 |
| 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense | Texas A&M New Mexico |
61 126 |
10 12 |
0.500 0.696 |
| Blocked Kicks | Texas A&M | 36 | 3 | 2 |
| Blocked Kicks Allowed | Texas A&M New Mexico |
32 74 |
4 6 |
1 2 |
| Blocked Punts | ||||
| Blocked Punts Allowed | Texas A&M New Mexico |
1 64 |
1 5 |
0 1 |
| Completion Percentage | Texas A&M New Mexico |
104 118 |
12 9 |
0.563 0.537 |
| Defensive TDs | Texas A&M New Mexico |
33 67 |
4 5 |
2 1 |
| Fewest Penalties | New Mexico Texas A&M |
52 64 |
7 4 |
73 76 |
| Fewest Penalties Per Game | New Mexico Texas A&M |
66 78 |
9 6 |
6.08 6.33 |
| Fewest Penalty Yards | Texas A&M New Mexico |
34 41 |
3 5 |
589 614 |
| Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game | Texas A&M New Mexico |
48 57 |
4 7 |
49.08 51.17 |
| First Downs Defense | New Mexico Texas A&M |
13 52 |
3 7 |
213 249 |
| First Downs Offense | Texas A&M New Mexico |
91 130 |
11 12 |
234 160 |
| Fumbles Lost | New Mexico Texas A&M |
19 96 |
3 8 |
5 11 |
| Fumbles Recovered | Texas A&M New Mexico |
12 38 |
2 1 |
12 9 |
| Kickoff Return Defense | New Mexico Texas A&M |
95 130 |
11 14 |
22.00 33.33 |
| Kickoff Returns | New Mexico Texas A&M |
28 30 |
3 3 |
22.40 22.17 |
| Net Punting | Texas A&M New Mexico |
28 35 |
5 2 |
40.48 40.02 |
| Passes Had Intercepted | Texas A&M New Mexico |
12 48 |
2 5 |
6 9 |
| Passes Intercepted | New Mexico Texas A&M |
78 125 |
9 14 |
9 4 |
| Passing Offense | Texas A&M New Mexico |
83 127 |
10 11 |
219.4 104.9 |
| Passing Yards Allowed | Texas A&M New Mexico |
1 28 |
1 5 |
156.2 202.8 |
| Passing Yards per Completion | Texas A&M New Mexico |
69 130 |
10 12 |
11.97 9.19 |
| Punt Return Defense | Texas A&M New Mexico |
25 63 |
3 5 |
4.46 6.77 |
| Punt Returns | New Mexico Texas A&M |
83 94 |
8 11 |
6.47 5.50 |
| Red Zone Defense | Texas A&M New Mexico |
7 125 |
2 10 |
0.727 0.931 |
| Red Zone Offense | Texas A&M New Mexico |
22 105 |
3 9 |
0.895 0.786 |
| Rushing Defense | New Mexico Texas A&M |
75 122 |
7 14 |
157.4 208.8 |
| Rushing Offense | Texas A&M New Mexico |
79 100 |
11 9 |
141.5 123.2 |
| Sacks Allowed | Texas A&M New Mexico |
70 125 |
9 11 |
2.08 3.58 |
| Scoring Defense | Texas A&M New Mexico |
22 59 |
4 7 |
20.7 26.0 |
| Scoring Offense | Texas A&M New Mexico |
100 129 |
13 12 |
22.8 13.1 |
| Tackles for Loss Allowed | Texas A&M New Mexico |
56 128 |
7 11 |
5.42 8.58 |
| Team Passing Efficiency | Texas A&M New Mexico |
97 129 |
13 12 |
124.95 92.02 |
| Team Passing Efficiency Defense | Texas A&M New Mexico |
17 81 |
4 9 |
117.10 134.65 |
| Team Sacks | New Mexico Texas A&M |
75 105 |
9 11 |
2.08 1.58 |
| Team Tackles for Loss | Texas A&M New Mexico |
60 89 |
8 10 |
5.9 5.2 |
| Time of Possession | New Mexico Texas A&M |
82 111 |
7 12 |
29:02 27:52 |
| Total Defense | New Mexico Texas A&M |
45 51 |
7 7 |
360.2 365.0 |
| Total Offense | Texas A&M New Mexico |
92 130 |
12 12 |
360.9 228.1 |
| Turnover Margin | New Mexico Texas A&M |
36 77 |
3 9 |
0.33 -0.08 |
| Turnovers Gained | New Mexico Texas A&M |
66 85 |
6 11 |
18 16 |
| Turnovers Lost | New Mexico Texas A&M |
25 48 |
3 5 |
14 17 |
| Winning Percentage | Texas A&M New Mexico |
84 124 |
12 11 |
0.417 0.167 |
New Mexico Injuries and Suspensions
None reported
Source: Covers.com
Challenges for Texas A&M
This will be only the second road opener for New Mexico in last 13 years (2020 at SJSU) and 3rd meeting with Texas A&M since 2017. New Mexico is 1-14 vs. current SEC schools. New Mexico quarterback Isaiah Chavez completed 90.9 percent of his passes (10 of 11 completions) in the game with Wyoming last season. Check back at 14Powers.com in a few days for our full preview of this game along with a gameweek prediction of the final score.
Saturday‘s game kicks off at (7:00 PM ET). Watch this SEC football game on the ESPN Network.
