Where New Mexico Stands Out Football Standouts 2026
5-1 · Mountain West
Takeaways / game
Extreme · Strength3.5
Most of 138 teams
+4.5 SD from the average of 1.3
Turnover margin / game
Extreme · Strength+2.8
Highest of 138 teams
+3.8 SD from the average of +0.1
Point margin / game
Extreme · Strength+29.2
2nd-highest of 138 teams
+2.1 SD from the average of +5.1
Points allowed / game
Extreme · Strength10.5
Fewest of 138 teams
-2.0 SD from the average of 23.8
Yards allowed / game
Outlier · Strength261.8
6th-fewest of 138 teams
-1.7 SD from the average of 354.5
Time of possession
Outlier · Style33:45
8th-most of 138 teams
+1.6 SD from the average of 30:07
4th down conversion
Outlier · Strength76.9%
7th-highest of 102 teams
+1.6 SD from the average of 55.7%
Points / game
Notable · Strength39.7
10th-most of 138 teams
+1.4 SD from the average of 29.0
Yards / play allowed
Notable · Strength4.5
12th-lowest of 138 teams
-1.3 SD from the average of 5.5
Passing yards / game
Notable · Style163.0
12th-fewest of 138 teams
-1.3 SD from the average of 228.8
How these are picked: each stat is compared with every team that has it this season and at least 3 games played (and, for a percentage of tries like 4th downs, at least 10 tries). The team's z-score is its distance from those teams' mean in standard deviations (population SD). A stat is listed at 1.0 SD or more, the largest first, up to 10: Notable from 1.0, Outlier from 1.5, Extreme from 2. Ties share a rank. Only stats counted in the box score, and ratios worked out from them - no other source's model numbers, such as EPA. From every game played, postseason included, not adjusted for the opponents faced.