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New Mexico Lobos

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In the books
WEEK 2 ยท 2026
Week 2 pregame guide

New Mexico has one more home game to sort out its quarterbacks

The Lobos should use Mercyhurst to sharpen their three-quarterback plan before Oklahoma, while Air Force offers the week's only useful outside result.

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New Mexico players in red Lobos uniforms take the field in 2024.
New Mexico takes the field in 2024.
CreditPhoto creditKenneth C. ZirkelWikimedia Commons ยท CC BY 4.0Cropped to 16:9, resized and converted to WebP by Fan Watch.

Your game

Mercyhurst at New Mexico
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Final
Mercyhurst
Final ยท Mercyhurst 7โ€“70 New MexicoWish granted โœ“
New Mexico

Other impactful games

the highlighted team was the result New Mexico wanted
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Impact 1
North Dakota State
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Rooted for
Air Force
Final ยท North Dakota State 38โ€“32 Air ForceWent the other way โœ—
Projected 5.2-point title-game boost

North Dakota State won instead, so New Mexico did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection45% if Air Force won40% with the other result5.2-point differenceNew Mexico MW title-game chance
48 other games had little impact
UNLV at North Texas ยท ESPNU
Rutgers at Boston College ยท ESPN2
Missouri at Kansas ยท FOX
Oklahoma at Michigan ยท FOX
Arizona State at Texas A&M ยท ABC
Washington State at Kansas State ยท TNT
Oregon at Oklahoma State ยท ESPN
Old Dominion at Virginia Tech ยท The CW Network
Wake Forest at Purdue ยท FS1
Penn State at Temple ยท ESPN2
South Florida at Army ยท CBSSN
App State at East Carolina ยท ESPNU
Western Kentucky at Georgia ยท SEC Network
Alabama at Kentucky ยท ABC
Mississippi State at Minnesota ยท CBS
UCF at Pittsburgh ยท ESPN2
Arizona at BYU ยท FOX
California at Syracuse ยท ACC Network
Duke at Illinois ยท FS1
Eastern Michigan at Michigan State ยท BTN
Maryland at UConn ยท CBSSN
Utah State at Washington ยท BTN
Rice at Notre Dame ยท NBC
UTSA at Texas State ยท The CW Network
UL Monroe at UAB ยท ESPN+
Delaware at Vanderbilt ยท SEC Network
Memphis at Boise State ยท USA Network
Buffalo at Florida International ยท ESPN+
Jacksonville State at Ohio ยท ESPN+
Tennessee at Georgia Tech ยท ESPN
Bowling Green at Nebraska ยท FS1
Tulsa at Sam Houston ยท ESPN+
South Alabama at Tulane ยท ESPN+
Georgia State at Kennesaw State ยท ESPN+
Middle Tennessee at Marshall ยท ESPN+
San Diego State at UCLA ยท BTN
Ohio State at Texas ยท ABC
Texas Tech at Oregon State ยท CBS
Iowa State at Iowa ยท NBC
Georgia Southern at Clemson ยท ACC Network
Navy at Florida Atlantic ยท ESPNU
Louisiana Tech at LSU ยท SECN+
Southern Miss at Auburn ยท SEC Network
Charlotte at Ole Miss ยท ESPN2
Arkansas at Utah ยท ESPN
Sacramento State at Fresno State ยท CBSSN
Louisiana at USC ยท BTN
New Mexico State at Hawai'i ยท MW+
The rooting list was:New Mexico, then Air Force.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 2, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 2). How the model works.