Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1 of the team's 25 inside-the-5 carries (4.0%).
No starts in New Mexico’s last 5 games.
Toa Faavae started New Mexico’s last game, W 21-16 at San José State, Oct 31.
New Mexico’s next game: at Nevada, Fri Nov 6, 9:00 p.m. ET · CBS Sports Network
New Mexico State · W 42-18
No pass attempts.
Hawai'i · W 21-10
No pass attempts.
North Dakota State · W 21-16
No pass attempts.
San José State · W 21-16
No pass attempts.
Moga has pass attempts in 4 of New Mexico’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 300 yards.
Toa isn’t good man. We see this week after week. How bad is Moga if Toa is starting?!
New Mexico fan
Luke Moga
Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Dan Lanning and Jason Eck. One game to point at: 116 passing yards and 1 passing TD against Central Michigan — Week 1, 2026.
248 passing yards · 3 passing TD · 0 rushing yards
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1 of the team's 25 inside-the-5 carries (4.0%).
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| Season | Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico | 23 | 38 | 60.5% | 248 | 6.5 | 3 | 0 | 141.4 |
| 2025 | Oregon | 3 | 5 | 60.0% | 58 | 11.6 | 0 | 0 | 157.4 |
| Career | 26 | 43 | 60.5% | 306 | 7.1 | 3 | 0 | 143.3 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico | 6 | −11 | −1.8 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | Oregon | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 25 |
| Career | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 1 | 25 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | Grade | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | SK | RUSH | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-7vs Central Michigan | Came on in Q1 | 13/17 | 116 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 | 60.9 | 0 | -1 | Season-high 116 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 70-7vs Mercyhurst | 4/9 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 9.1 | 35.8 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Wk 3 | L 6-14@ No. 24 Oklahoma | Left in Q3 | 4/8 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 17.8 | 1 | -11 | |
| Wk 5 | W 61-7vs UTEP | Came on in Q4 | 2/4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 39.2 | — | — | |
| Total | 23/38 | 248 | 3 | 0 | 6.5 | — | 1 | -11 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 70-7
vs Mercyhurst
82 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 35.8
Dominant 63-point win at home against Mercyhurst.
With C. Steinkamp — 59 yards per punt · 2 punts · 1 inside the 20 · M. Kern — 38.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 3 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
| Stat | His | Nation | Mountain West |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passing yards | 248 | 192nd of 370 | 12th of 26 |
| Yards an attempt | 6.5 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Touchdown passes | 3 | T-151st of 370 | T-8th of 26 |
| Passer rating | 141.4 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Completion percentage | 60.5 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Rushing yards | -11 | 338th of 370 | 24th of 26 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 1 | T-117th of 370 | T-9th of 26 |
Counting stats rank all FBS quarterbacks with a pass attempt; the rates rank those with at least 10 attempts a game. He has 38 attempts of the 80 needed after 8 games, so the rates are not ranked.
| Rk | Quarterback | Yards | TD | INT | Att | Y/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micah Alejado | 2,186 | 9 | 6 | 337 | 6.5 |
| 2 | Luke Weaver | 1,810 | 11 | 8 | 242 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Nathan Hayes | 1,710 | 13 | 8 | 228 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Jackson Arnold | 1,660 | 13 | 4 | 212 | 7.8 |
| 5 | Taron Dickens | 1,617 | 8 | 6 | 247 | 6.5 |
| 6 | Toa Faavae | 888 | 5 | 7 | 101 | 8.8 |
| 7 | EJ Colson | 687 | 7 | 5 | 99 | 6.9 |
| 8 | Carter Jones | 654 | 3 | 2 | 89 | 7.3 |
| 9 | AJ Bianco | 397 | 2 | 3 | 71 | 5.6 |
| 10 | Liam Szarka | 296 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 7.8 |
| 11 | Luke Duncan | 265 | 2 | 5 | 55 | 4.8 |
| 12 | Luke Moga | 248 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 6.5 |
| 13 | Daniel Rolovich | 193 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 7.4 |
| 14 | Evan Medders | 92 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6.6 |
| 15 | Robert McDaniel | 48 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3.7 |
| 16 | Trey Drake | 35 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8.8 |
| 17 | Brady Davidson | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.5 |
| 18 | Braesen Leon | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22.0 |
| 19 | Jalen Macon | 20 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1.5 |
| 20 | Josh Johnson | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5.0 |
| 21 | Bjorn Jurgensen | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.6 |
| 22 | Alex Orji | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1.8 |
| 23 | Preston Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.0 |
| 24 | Reeve Slone | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1.0 |
| 25 | James Laubstein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Kemper Hodges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
Sorted by passing yards. Gray: under 10 attempts a game, so not ranked on yards an attempt.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +10 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
George and Keith saw 17 of the 38 charted throws.
| Receiver | Targets, caught | Targets | Catches | Yards | Throw depth | After catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailen George | 11 | 5 | 43 | 12.4 | 1.4 | |
| Cade Keith | 6 | 6 | 89 | 7.5 | 7.3 | |
| Troy Omeire | 4 | 2 | 20 | 15.0 | 0.5 | |
| Miles Williams | 4 | 2 | 19 | 8.8 | 1.0 | |
| Kiefer Sibley | 3 | 3 | 8 | -2.0 | 4.7 | |
| 6 others | 10 | 5 | 69 | 10.2 | 3.2 |
Play by play: 38 passes, 23 caught, 248 yards. Throw depth: average air yards per target. After catch: average yards after the catch per catch. Bar: targets; the blue part was caught.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 70.3 | 1.0 | 6.4 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 37.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 62.0 | 0.8 | 5.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Eck
Pass share
28.9%
142 pass / 349 run
Plays / game
61.4
8 games
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
| Luke Moga | Threw in 4 of 8 games · 23 of 38, 248 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT · 6.5 yards an attempt on 38 attempts · ran for -11 yds, 1 TD |
| Toa Faavae | Threw in all 8 games · 58 of 101, 888 yds, 5 TD, 7 INT · 8.8 yards an attempt on 101 attempts · ran for 285 yds, 2 TD |
| James Laubstein | Threw in 1 of 8 games · 0 of 1, 0 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · 0.0 yards an attempt on 1 attempt · ran for 88 yds, 5 TD |
Box score. Every quarterback on the team who has thrown a pass this season.
Who threw in each quarter. Blue: Luke Moga. Gray: Toa Faavae, James Laubstein. From the play by play.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dan Lanning and Jason Eck.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to New Mexico