Wk 8 · 2026
North Dakota State Bison at New Mexico Lobos — Sat, Oct 24
Sat, Oct 24 ·
University Stadium (NM), Albuquerque
Mountain West · no games yet
at
10:00pET
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Mountain West · no games yet
What is at stake
A Mountain West game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
N Dakota St form
L 28-29vs ILSTW 62-7vs ?W 48-16vs UNIW 15-10at UNDW 38-30vs YSU
2025 season
New Mexico form
W 23-17vs SDSUW 20-3at AFW 20-17vs CSUW 40-35at UNLVW 33-14vs USU
2025 season
N Dakota St this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
New Mexico this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 7
| Opponent | N Dakota St | New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force Mountain West | at Wk 2 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| Wyoming Mountain West | vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| UNLV Mountain West | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Nevada Mountain West | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| UTEP Mountain West | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview |
| Hawai'i Mountain West | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| San José St Mountain West | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
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Series history · 2006–2026
These teams have not met in the 2006–2026 window.
N Dakota St leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Cole Payton QB #9 | 162/225, 2719 YDS, 16 TD, 4 INT |
| Nathan Hayes QB #2 | 25/44, 381 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Barika Kpeenu RB #8 | 191 CAR, 1005 YDS, 20 TD |
| Cole Payton QB #9 | 136 CAR, 777 YDS, 13 TD | |
| DJ Scott RB #7 | 95 CAR, 502 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Receiving | Bryce Lance WR #5 | 51 REC, 1079 YDS, 8 TD |
| RaJa Nelson WR #3 | 28 REC, 404 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Reis Kessel TE #81 | 15 REC, 335 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Jackson Williams WR #18 | 17 REC, 293 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Donovan Woolen LB #1 | 86 |
| Logan Kopp LB #43 | 76 | |
| Nathaniel Staehling LB #44 | 74 | |
| Sacks | Toby Anene DE #53 | 7 |
| Victor Isele DE #0 | 3 | |
| Jack Iuliano DE #98 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Nathaniel Staehling LB #44 | 3 |
| Taylen Eady S #14 | 3 | |
| Donovan Woolen LB #1 | 3 |
New Mexico leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Jack Layne QB #2 | 199/302, 2398 YDS, 13 TD, 9 INT |
| James Laubstein QB #12 | 10/14, 96 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Rushing | Damon Bankston RB #1 | 104 CAR, 578 YDS, 5 TD |
| DJ McKinney RB #4 | 109 CAR, 454 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Scottre Humphrey RB #22 | 77 CAR, 349 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Receiving | Keagan Johnson WR #6 | 57 REC, 730 YDS, 3 TD |
| Dorian Thomas TE #0 | 53 REC, 545 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Damon Bankston RB #1 | 26 REC, 374 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Cade Keith TE #88 | 20 REC, 253 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Jaxton Eck LB #6 | 126 |
| Tavian Combs S #7 | 67 | |
| Jon Johnson CB #12 | 50 | |
| Sacks | Keyshawn James-Newby EDGE #1 | 8 |
| Brett Karhu DE #45 | 7 | |
| Gabriel Lopez DT #9 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Austin Brawley S #0 | 3 |
| Tavian Combs S #7 | 1 | |
| Caleb Coleman S #18 | 1 |
Player production is per game from the
2025 season, for players on the current roster.