New Mexico Bowl

The New Mexico Bowl has been played at Dreamstyle Stadium, the on-campus home of the New Mexico Lobos in Albuquerque, New Mexico, since its inception in 2006. The Lobos have more appearances in this game than any other team with four, compiling a 2-2 SU and ATS record in those four games.
The Mountain West Conference has had a tie-in to this bowl since it began. The Conference USA signed a six-year deal that started in 2014 to send a regional team to this bowl game. The New Mexico Bowl originally had a bowl tie-in with the WAC from 2006 to 2010, and then a brief one with the Pac-12 in 2012 and 2013.
The team representing the Mountain West went 7-4 SU and 8-3 ATS through the first 11 games of this young bowl’s history. Seven of those 11 games were decided by eight points or less. From 2013 to 2016, the New Mexico Bowl produced at least 80 points of total offense three out of four times.
The 2012 New Mexico Bowl raised the bar on offense as the Arizona Wildcats and New Mexico combined for 97 total points in a 49-48 Wildcats win. The game still holds New Mexico Bowl records for combined points scored, first downs, rushing yards and total yards. Not to be outdone, the Washington State Cougars and Colorado State Rams put on an encore in 2013 in a thrilling shootout that ended with a 48-45 Colorado State win.
This year’s New Mexico Bowl pairs the Marshall Thundering Herd and the Colorado State Rams who both finished the regular season at 7-5 SU. Marshall was a good team to back this season as they went 8-4 ATS, but they come into this game on a 1-4 SU skid. For more on the New Mexico Bowl, check out our Marshall vs Colorado State betting preview.
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Year | Bowl | Team | Score | Team | Score | Spread | ATS Winner | SU Winner |
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2006 | New Mexico Bowl | San Jose State | 20 | New Mexico | 12 | -3 | SJ.ST | SJ.ST |
2007 | New Mexico Bowl | Nevada | 0 | New Mexico | 23 | -2 | NEWMEX | NEWMEX |
2008 | New Mexico Bowl | Fresno State | 35 | Colorado State | 40 | +2 | COLOST | COLOST |
2009 | New Mexico Bowl | Wyoming | 35 | Fresno State | 28 | -10.5 | WYOM | WYOM |
2010 | New Mexico Bowl | Texas El Paso | 24 | BYU | 52 | -10.5 | BYU | BYU |
2011 | New Mexico Bowl | Temple | 37 | Wyoming | 15 | +7 | TEMPLE | TEMPLE |
2012 | New Mexico Bowl | Arizona | 49 | Nevada | 48 | +8 | NEVADA | ARIZONA |
2013 | New Mexico Bowl | Colorado State | 48 | Washington State | 45 | -4.5 | CSU | CSU |
2014 | New Mexico Bowl | UTEP | 6 | Utah State | 21 | -10 | UTAHST | UTAHST |
2015 | New Mexico Bowl | Arizona | 45 | New Mexico | 37 | +12 | NEWMEX | ARIZONA |
2016 | New Mexico Bowl | UTSA | 20 | New Mexico | 23 | -9.5 | UTSA | NEWMEX |
2017 | New Mexico Bowl | Marshall | - | Colorado State | - |
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