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Wk 2 · 2026

Mercyhurst Lakers at New Mexico Lobos — Sat, Sep 12

Sat, Sep 12 · University Stadium (NM), Albuquerque, NM · MW+ FINAL

Weather

No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
Mercyhurst Lakers
FCS / Other · 0-3
7
at
4:00pET
UNM -42.5 · total 54.5 DraftKings opened -40.5 · 2 toward UNM
No ratings differential: Mercyhurst is not in the ratings file.
Mountain West · 4-1
70

What is at stake

A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Mercyhurst: no data
Efficiency margin
New Mexico: +7.1#39
Mercyhurst: no data
Offense (pts/100)
New Mexico: 34.5
Mercyhurst: no data
Defense (pts/100)
New Mexico: 18.4
Mercyhurst: no data
Pace (plays/g)
New Mexico: 65.0
Mercyhurst: no data
Yards / play
New Mexico: 5.94
Mercyhurst: no data
Yards / play allowed
New Mexico: 4.52
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

Mercyhurst: 9.3
Points / game
New Mexico: 43.4
Mercyhurst: 57.7
Points allowed
New Mexico: 10.6
Mercyhurst: 219
Yards / game
New Mexico: 386
Mercyhurst: no data
Yards allowed
New Mexico: 256
Mercyhurst: no data
Pass yds allowed
New Mexico: 155
Mercyhurst: no data
Rush yds allowed
New Mexico: 101
Mercyhurst: 2.67
Turnovers / game
New Mexico: 0.20
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Mercyhurst form

L 7-52at WKUL 7-70at UNML 14-51at NMSU
2026 season

New Mexico form

W 61-7vs UTEPW 42-18at NMSUL 6-14at OUW 70-7vs MERCW 38-7vs CMU
2026 season

Mercyhurst this season

Straight up0-3 · 0% (3 games)
Against the spread0-3 · 0% (3 games)
Over / under3-0 · 100% (3 games)

New Mexico this season

Straight up4-1 · 80% (5 games)
Against the spread5-0 · 100% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 1

OpponentMercyhurstNew Mexico
New Mexico St
CUSA
at L 14-51 previewat W 42-18 preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, New Mexico leads 1–0 · New Mexico won the last one
1 meeting in 2006–2026 · average margin 63.0 points toward New Mexico
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20262026-09-12Mercyhurst 7 — 70 New Mexicoat UNMNew Mexico

Mercyhurst leaders

No tracked players for this team.
From this site’s tracked-player feed; ESPN published no season leaders for this team.
No roster page: this site tracks the 138 FBS teams.

New Mexico leaders 2026 regular season

PassingToa Fa'avae QB #1336/63, 639 YDS, 5 TD, 1 INT
Luke Moga QB #1023/38, 248 YDS, 3 TD
RushingScottre Humphrey RB #2270 CAR, 332 YDS, 6 TD
Kiefer Sibley RB #2138 CAR, 205 YDS, 2 TD
Cameron Mathews RB #2320 CAR, 149 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingBailen George WR #8111 REC, 218 YDS, 3 TD
Cade Keith TE #8814 REC, 203 YDS, 2 TD
DJ Darling WR #145 REC, 119 YDS, 1 TD
Troy Omeire WR #56 REC, 112 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesMercury Swaim LB #225
Jaxton Eck LB #625
Tavian Combs S #721
SacksBrett Karhu DE #454
Darren Agu DE #103
Jalen McIver DT #942.5
InterceptionsTavian Combs S #73
Austin Brawley S #02
Jahmir Torres CB #12
These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.