FINAL: New Mexico 61, UTEP 7

New Mexico absolutely rolls in its Mountain West opener and moves to 4-1 overall, 1-0 in conference play.

Team Stats

Total yards: New Mexico 493 — UTEP 271

Rushing yards: New Mexico 231 — UTEP 170

Passing yards: New Mexico 262 — UTEP 101

Turnovers: New Mexico 1 — UTEP 5

Yards per play: New Mexico 7.6 — UTEP 5.1

A few standouts:

Toa Fa’avae: 15/19, 249 yards, 3 TD

Cameron Mathews: 6 carries, 108 yards, TD

Bailen George: 2 catches, 62 yards, 2 TD

The defense forced five turnovers, including a pick-six and a late scoop-and-score

UNM also added a blocked-punt safety

The Lobos have now won 10 straight games at University Stadium.

New Mexico gets a bye next week before traveling to Hawai’i on October 17.

What stood out to you today?

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🐺 NEW MEXICO LOBOS vs. UTEP MINERS

🏟️ University Stadium — Albuquerque, NM

🕑 Kickoff: 2:00 PM MT

📺 TV/Stream: MW+

📻 Radio: Lobo Radio Network

🏔️ MOUNTAIN WEST OPENER

The Lobos are back home after taking care of business in Las Cruces with a 42-18 Rio Grande Rivalry win over New Mexico State.

New Mexico enters at 3-1 while UTEP comes in at 1-3 as both programs open Mountain West play.

This will be the 81st meeting between the Lobos and Miners. New Mexico leads the all-time series 43-33-3, and Saturday marks their first conference matchup since 1998.

UNM has also won nine straight games at University Stadium.

Sort by NEW and hang out during the game.

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Stadium: Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium | Norman, OK

TV Network: ESPN2

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Time Clock

Final

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Scoreboard

| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total

| New Mexico | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6

|#24 Oklahoma | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14

Scoring Plays

| Team | Quarter | Type | Description |

| OU | 2 | TD | Hayden Hansen 29-yard reception from John Mateer |

| UNM | 2 | FG | Gabriel Glasgow 22-yard field goal |

| UNM | 2 | FG | Gabriel Glasgow 41-yard field goal |

| OU | 3 | TD | Isaiah Sategna III 53-yard reception from John Mateer |

Game Leaders

Passing

| Team | Player | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |

| UNM | Toa Fa'avae | 4/10 | 83 | 0 | 0 |

| OU | John Mateer | 19/25 | 238 | 2 | 2 |

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Rushing

| Team | Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |

| UNM | Kiefer Sibley | 9 | 41 | 4.6 | 0 |

| OU | Lloyd Avant | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 0 |

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Receiving

| Team | Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |

| UNM | Cade Keith | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 0 |

| OU | Isaiah Sategna III | 6 | 101 | 16.8 | 1 |

Team Stats

| Stat | New Mexico | Oklahoma |

| Total Yards | 185 | 299 |

| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |

| First Downs | 12 | 14 |

| Penalties | 8-55 | 7-50 |

| 3rd Down | 3/14 | 7/15 |

| 4th Down | 1/2 | 0/0 |

| Possession | 34:08 | 25:52 |

New Mexico falls to 2-1 on the season.

Use this thread for all postgame discussion.

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🐺 NEW MEXICO LOBOS @ #24 OKLAHOMA SOONERS

📍 Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium | Norman, OK

⏰ 5:30 PM MT

📺 ESPN2

📻 770 KKOB / 96.3 FM – Lobo Radio Network

The Lobos hit the road for the first time this season at 2-0 and get their first real measuring-stick game of 2026 against a ranked Oklahoma team.

UNM has handled its business so far:

38-7 vs. Central Michigan

70-7 vs. Mercyhurst

Now we find out what this team looks like stepping into Norman under the lights.

This is the first New Mexico-Oklahoma matchup since 1935.

Use this thread for pregame thoughts, live reactions, questionable play calls, irrational optimism, irrational pessimism, and everything else.

Sort by NEW once the game starts.

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GO LOBOS.