New Mexico State 2026 — The Chapter Being Written

Record 3-5

Final result In-progress

AP final — post-bowls

SP+ -6.8 last-week

Era —

The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below

Who carried it

Trey HeddenQB906 passing yards
Adam DamanteQB638 passing yards
James JonesRB889 rushing yards
Terrell Washington Jr.RB273 rushing yards
Tyler KingWR307 receiving yards
Josiah ThomasTE214 receiving yards
AJ WilliamsWR207 receiving yards
Nicolas SessionsS58 tackles
Tory GethersLB55 tackles
Sone AupiuLB38 tackles
Gabe PetersonDE5.5 sacks
Bradley VisliselDE3 sacks
Henry Davis IIIDL2.5 sacks

Season leaders, 2026.

Defining moments

The statement

The 2026 season's largest margin: New Mexico State 51, Mercyhurst 14. A 37-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: New Mexico State 18, New Mexico 42. A 24-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Aggie Up"

— New Mexico State fanbase voice · 2026· synthesized

What it meant

2026 is a middle chapter for New Mexico State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.