New Mexico

7-1

Week 10 · updated Wednesday, Nov 4

New Mexico won 21-16 at San José State, its fifth straight win.

Fan mood in the week of the North Dakota State game: middle of the pack

Fan mood in each New Mexico game week this season

Compared with other fanbases in r/CFB game threads that week. Each row is a week, named for its game; the further right the dot, the brighter the talk.

sourerbrighterbefore the seasonnot enough talk to readvs Mercyhurst W 70-7not enough talk to readat Oklahoma L 6-14not enough talk to readat New Mexico State W 42-18not enough talk to readvs UTEP W 61-7not enough talk to readat Hawai'i W 21-10not enough talk to readvs North Dakota State W 21-16middle of the packat San José State W 21-16not enough talk to readsourerbrighterbefore the seasonnot enough talk to readSep 12vs MercyhurstW 70-7not enough talk to readSep 19at OklahomaL 6-14not enough talk to readSep 26at New Mexico StateW 42-18not enough talk to readOct 3vs UTEPW 61-7not enough talk to readOct 17at Hawai'iW 21-10not enough talk to readOct 24vs North Dakota StateW 21-16middle of the packOct 31at San José StateW 21-16not enough talk to read

New Mexico has held seven of its eight opponents to 16 or fewer.

  • W 38-7 vs Central Michigan
  • W 70-7 vs Mercyhurst
  • L 6-14 at Oklahoma
  • W 42-18 at New Mexico State
  • W 61-7 vs UTEP
  • W 21-10 at Hawai'i
  • W 21-16 vs North Dakota State
  • W 21-16 at San José State
  • Next: at Nevada, Friday, Nov 6

Scores ours first. The loss came by 8.

Since the last game

New Mexico won 21-16 at San José State.

The whole San José State game

Before Nevada

The playoff simulation gives New Mexico a 67% chance at Nevada on Friday, Nov 6.

In the playoff simulation, the Nevada game has the Mountain West race on it for New Mexico.

Nevada game on Now

What the Nevada game is worth

How fan mood is read

Fan mood compares what New Mexico fans wrote in r/CFB game threads with every FBS fanbase with enough talk that week. A week runs Monday to Sunday and is named for the game in it. The read is redrawn 300 times from the same commenters, re-ranking every fanbase each time. Sour or all in means the read sat in the bottom or top fifth in at least 70 of every 100 draws; on the sour side or on the bright side, in the bottom or top two fifths in at least 80; anything less settled is middle of the pack. A bright label also needs more positive talk than negative, and a sour one the reverse. Brighter or sourer than usual compares the week with the team's own earlier weeks, after taking out how every fanbase read that week. Each dot sits at the read's rank that week. A week read before these labels keeps the word it was first given, the fifth it sat in (sour, uneasy, mixed, hopeful or all in). Season averages are the mean of a season's reads, in fifths from sour to all in, and seasons before 2026 were read from each week's wider talk, so a comparison across seasons is rough.

Fan mood, week by week

Mood over time

Position = mood · width = volume · color = the kind of feeling

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Fan chatterThe loudest night of the season and what a usual night looks like.

Fan chatter this season

Loud

The loudest night was the 21-10 win over Hawai'i.

FirstSecondThirdFourthNew Mexico fansHawai'i fansusual
The argumentThe one thing this fanbase can't agree on, with receipts.

Inside the fanbase: all 11 corners

Cr/CFB
GGoogle News
UUnderdog Dynasty
MMountain West Connection
CCampus paper
BBluesky
YYouTube
7 outlets & communities talking

The split, staged

Warmest corner+0.36
Media
Most bought-in cohort
vs
Coldest corner+0.27
National take
Coolest cohort

How New Mexico fans actually talk

Rr/CFBFan talk

New Mexico ranked in the AP poll for the first time ever. 22nd, no less. I never thought I'd see the day.

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One of the crowd’s most upvoted takes — read for mood, not as a side. The cohort read is the measured part.

From the team’s own coverage

All 11 corners of the fanbase

negative
0
positive
National take+0.27 to Media+0.36

Cohort sentiment is a source-weighted model read — never a quote pinned to a person.

What this fanbase keeps coming back to

fan energy
35%
recent results
22%
where the program is headed
10%
the rankings
7%
the coaching staff
6%

Topics are model-labeled from Reddit — a rough signal of what this fanbase is circling right now.

week 10. The sources and the divergence rank are measured. Cohort labels and sentiment are a source-weighted model estimate, never a quote attributed to a person.
ArgumentsRecurring arguments this fanbase keeps returning to.

Fans are feeling good about New Mexico

New Mexico had to replace 129 players in 2024 and 2025. But this year? They kept almost everyone. A rare feat in the G6. It's paid off. “We kept guys who could have left and made a lot more money.” Free link: www.nytimes.com/athletic/774...

Religion under college of arts and sciences? Hi all, wanted to double check that religion courses are under the college of arts and sciences. The website is a bit unclear about this and I want to make sure the classes I take will actually count towards my credit hour requirement (they have to be CoAaS classes) Thanks!

✍️ New Mexico is ranked for the first time ever. Behind a top-5 defense, the Lobos are coming for more. "We don’t kiss the crack of anybody’s ass." Free link: www.nytimes.com/athletic/774...

Fan mood · last 3 weeks · more upbeat than 3 in 4 FBS fan bases

What they're calledThe slang the sport reaches for about this program more than most.
What the sport calls them 2026 season · from Words

How often college football reaches for these watchlist words about New Mexico — against the average FBS program, or against their own usual rate — said by rival fans and national media as readily as by their own people.

The whole board →
Voice profileHow this fanbase sounds vs. every other fanbase.
Believers
Optimism
99th
Joy
92nd
Anger
6th
Doom
39th
Sarcasm
83rd
Vs the 127 highest-volume fanbases - 2026 season
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