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The Rio Grande Rivalry

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New Mexico vs. New Mexico State. First played in 1894; the results here start in 1931.

New Mexico leads 66–24–2 in the Rio Grande Rivalry through 2026. New Mexico won the last meeting, 42–18, in 2026.

All-time66–24–2New Mexico's record, 92 meetings since 1931
Last 106–4New Mexico's record
Since 200018–8New Mexico's record
Current streak3New Mexico wins in a row
First meeting1894per the schools

What's the Rio Grande Rivalry trophy?

The Roaster: a tabletop chile roaster on wooden stands branded for both programs, made by students for the 2025 game; the earlier Maloof Trophy was used from 1993 to 2000.

How did the Rio Grande Rivalry start?

New Mexico beat New Mexico A&M on January 1, 1894, in Albuquerque, though the schools' media guides disagree on the score. The schools sit on Interstate 25 between Albuquerque and Las Cruces, which is why the game is also called the Battle of I-25. In 1917 New Mexico State won 110-3, the biggest margin in the series, and New Mexico won 18 straight from 1938 to 1958. The game went without a traveling trophy for years until students built The Roaster after UNM coach Jason Eck complained about it, and UNM won the first game for it 38-20 in 2025.

What are the most famous Rio Grande Rivalry games?

  • 1917: 110-3New Mexico State won 110-3, the largest margin in the series.
  • 2009: 100th meetingNew Mexico State won 20-17.Final: New Mexico State 20–17
  • 2019: 55-52New Mexico won 55-52.Final: New Mexico 55–52

How has the Rio Grande Rivalry series swung?

565628281931: New Mexico State 13–61932: tie, 7–71933: New Mexico 14–71934: New Mexico 12–61935: New Mexico State 32–01936: New Mexico State 7–61937: New Mexico State 5–01938: New Mexico 6–21939: New Mexico 9–61940: New Mexico 39–61941: New Mexico 28–01942: New Mexico 32–01946: New Mexico 7–61947: New Mexico 20–01948: New Mexico 61–01949: New Mexico 14–131950: New Mexico 26–131951: New Mexico 20–01952: New Mexico 23–01953: New Mexico 28–61954: New Mexico 39–271955: New Mexico 14–71956: New Mexico 14–61957: New Mexico 25–71958: New Mexico 16–71959: New Mexico State 29–121960: New Mexico State 34–01961: New Mexico 41–71962: New Mexico 28–171963: New Mexico State 13–121964: New Mexico 18–141965: New Mexico State 20–61966: New Mexico State 47–121967: New Mexico State 54–71968: New Mexico State 33–61969: New Mexico 24–211970: New Mexico 24–171971: tie, 35–351972: New Mexico 55–201973: New Mexico 48–61974: New Mexico 26–241975: New Mexico 52–281976: New Mexico State 16–71977: New Mexico 35–131978: New Mexico 35–201979: New Mexico 30–161980: New Mexico 52–191981: New Mexico 17–131982: New Mexico 66–141983: New Mexico 31–101984: New Mexico 61–211985: New Mexico 34–271986: New Mexico 45–141987: New Mexico State 17–141988: New Mexico 36–341989: New Mexico 45–131990: New Mexico 29–121991: New Mexico 17–101992: New Mexico State 42–391993: New Mexico 42–71994: New Mexico 56–311995: New Mexico 36–241996: New Mexico 28–71997: New Mexico 61–241998: New Mexico State 28–271999: New Mexico State 35–282000: New Mexico 16–132001: New Mexico 53–02002: New Mexico State 24–132003: New Mexico 24–172004: New Mexico 38–32005: New Mexico 38–212006: New Mexico 34–282007: New Mexico 44–342008: New Mexico 35–242009: New Mexico State 20–172010: New Mexico State 16–142011: New Mexico State 42–282012: New Mexico 27–142013: New Mexico 66–172014: New Mexico 38–352015: New Mexico 38–292016: New Mexico State 32–312017: New Mexico State 30–282018: New Mexico 42–252019: New Mexico 55–522021: New Mexico 34–252022: New Mexico State 21–92023: New Mexico State 27–172024: New Mexico 50–402025: New Mexico 38–202026: New Mexico 42–1819401960198020002020 New Mexico won ↑New Mexico State won ↓ 565628281931: New Mexico State 13–61932: tie, 7–71933: New Mexico 14–71934: New Mexico 12–61935: New Mexico State 32–01936: New Mexico State 7–61937: New Mexico State 5–01938: New Mexico 6–21939: New Mexico 9–61940: New Mexico 39–61941: New Mexico 28–01942: New Mexico 32–01946: New Mexico 7–61947: New Mexico 20–01948: New Mexico 61–01949: New Mexico 14–131950: New Mexico 26–131951: New Mexico 20–01952: New Mexico 23–01953: New Mexico 28–61954: New Mexico 39–271955: New Mexico 14–71956: New Mexico 14–61957: New Mexico 25–71958: New Mexico 16–71959: New Mexico State 29–121960: New Mexico State 34–01961: New Mexico 41–71962: New Mexico 28–171963: New Mexico State 13–121964: New Mexico 18–141965: New Mexico State 20–61966: New Mexico State 47–121967: New Mexico State 54–71968: New Mexico State 33–61969: New Mexico 24–211970: New Mexico 24–171971: tie, 35–351972: New Mexico 55–201973: New Mexico 48–61974: New Mexico 26–241975: New Mexico 52–281976: New Mexico State 16–71977: New Mexico 35–131978: New Mexico 35–201979: New Mexico 30–161980: New Mexico 52–191981: New Mexico 17–131982: New Mexico 66–141983: New Mexico 31–101984: New Mexico 61–211985: New Mexico 34–271986: New Mexico 45–141987: New Mexico State 17–141988: New Mexico 36–341989: New Mexico 45–131990: New Mexico 29–121991: New Mexico 17–101992: New Mexico State 42–391993: New Mexico 42–71994: New Mexico 56–311995: New Mexico 36–241996: New Mexico 28–71997: New Mexico 61–241998: New Mexico State 28–271999: New Mexico State 35–282000: New Mexico 16–132001: New Mexico 53–02002: New Mexico State 24–132003: New Mexico 24–172004: New Mexico 38–32005: New Mexico 38–212006: New Mexico 34–282007: New Mexico 44–342008: New Mexico 35–242009: New Mexico State 20–172010: New Mexico State 16–142011: New Mexico State 42–282012: New Mexico 27–142013: New Mexico 66–172014: New Mexico 38–352015: New Mexico 38–292016: New Mexico State 32–312017: New Mexico State 30–282018: New Mexico 42–252019: New Mexico 55–522021: New Mexico 34–252022: New Mexico State 21–92023: New Mexico State 27–172024: New Mexico 50–402025: New Mexico 38–202026: New Mexico 42–1819602000 New Mexico won ↑New Mexico State won ↓

Each bar is one meeting. Bars above the line are New Mexico wins and bars below it are New Mexico State wins; the taller the bar, the bigger the margin (bars stop at 56 points). Over the last 10 meetings New Mexico is 6–4. New Mexico swept the 1940s, 7–0. The widest margins are New Mexico 61–0 in 1948 and New Mexico State 54–7 in 1967.

What are the records in the Rio Grande Rivalry?

Biggest New Mexico win
1948, 61–0
Biggest New Mexico State win
1967, 54–7
Longest streaks
New Mexico, 18 straight (1938–1958); New Mexico State, 4 straight (1965–1968)
Most points
New Mexico, 66 in 1982
Ties
2

Every Rio Grande Rivalry result

YearWinnerScoreHome
2026New Mexico42–18New Mexico State
2025New Mexico38–20New Mexico
2024New Mexico50–40New Mexico State
2023New Mexico State27–17New Mexico
2022New Mexico State21–9New Mexico State
2021New Mexico34–25New Mexico
2019New Mexico55–52New Mexico
2018New Mexico42–25New Mexico State
2017New Mexico State30–28New Mexico
2016New Mexico State32–31New Mexico State
2015New Mexico38–29New Mexico
2014New Mexico38–35New Mexico State
2013New Mexico66–17New Mexico
2012New Mexico27–14New Mexico State
2011New Mexico State42–28New Mexico
2010New Mexico State16–14New Mexico State
2009New Mexico State20–17New Mexico
2008New Mexico35–24New Mexico State
2007New Mexico44–34New Mexico
2006New Mexico34–28New Mexico State
2005New Mexico38–21New Mexico
2004New Mexico38–3New Mexico State
2003New Mexico24–17New Mexico
2002New Mexico State24–13New Mexico State
2001New Mexico53–0New Mexico
2000New Mexico16–13New Mexico State
1999New Mexico State35–28New Mexico
1998New Mexico State28–27New Mexico State
1997New Mexico61–24New Mexico
1996New Mexico28–7New Mexico State
1995New Mexico36–24New Mexico
1994New Mexico56–31New Mexico State
1993New Mexico42–7New Mexico
1992New Mexico State42–39New Mexico State
1991New Mexico17–10New Mexico
1990New Mexico29–12New Mexico State
1989New Mexico45–13New Mexico
1988New Mexico36–34New Mexico State
1987New Mexico State17–14New Mexico State
1986New Mexico45–14New Mexico
1985New Mexico34–27New Mexico State
1984New Mexico61–21New Mexico
1983New Mexico31–10New Mexico State
1982New Mexico66–14New Mexico
1981New Mexico17–13New Mexico State
1980New Mexico52–19New Mexico
1979New Mexico30–16New Mexico State
1978New Mexico35–20New Mexico
1977New Mexico35–13New Mexico State
1976New Mexico State16–7New Mexico
1975New Mexico52–28New Mexico State
1974New Mexico26–24New Mexico
1973New Mexico48–6New Mexico
1972New Mexico55–20New Mexico
1971Tie35–35New Mexico State
1970New Mexico24–17New Mexico
1969New Mexico24–21New Mexico State
1968New Mexico State33–6New Mexico
1967New Mexico State54–7New Mexico
1966New Mexico State47–12New Mexico
1965New Mexico State20–6New Mexico State
1964New Mexico18–14New Mexico
1963New Mexico State13–12New Mexico State
1962New Mexico28–17New Mexico
1961New Mexico41–7New Mexico
1960New Mexico State34–0New Mexico
1959New Mexico State29–12New Mexico
1958New Mexico16–7New Mexico State
1957New Mexico25–7New Mexico
1956New Mexico14–6New Mexico State
1955New Mexico14–7New Mexico
1954New Mexico39–27New Mexico
1953New Mexico28–6New Mexico State
1952New Mexico23–0New Mexico
1951New Mexico20–0New Mexico State
1950New Mexico26–13New Mexico
1949New Mexico14–13New Mexico State
1948New Mexico61–0New Mexico
1947New Mexico20–0New Mexico
1946New Mexico7–6New Mexico State
1942New Mexico32–0New Mexico
1941New Mexico28–0New Mexico State
1940New Mexico39–6New Mexico
1939New Mexico9–6New Mexico State
1938New Mexico6–2New Mexico
1937New Mexico State5–0New Mexico State
1936New Mexico State7–6New Mexico
1935New Mexico State32–0New Mexico State
1934New Mexico12–6New Mexico
1933New Mexico14–7New Mexico State
1932Tie7–7New Mexico State
1931New Mexico State13–6New Mexico State

Results from CollegeFootballData.com. The schools' official series records can differ by a game or two (vacated wins, disputed early games).

Questions about the Rio Grande Rivalry

Who leads the Rio Grande Rivalry series?

New Mexico leads 66–24–2 through the 2026 game, with 2 ties, in the 92 meetings on record since 1931.

Who won the last Rio Grande Rivalry?

New Mexico beat New Mexico State 42–18 on 2026.

When was the first Rio Grande Rivalry?

1894, by the schools' count. Our game-by-game results start in 1931.

What's the trophy for the Rio Grande Rivalry?

The Roaster: a tabletop chile roaster on wooden stands branded for both programs, made by students for the 2025 game; the earlier Maloof Trophy was used from 1993 to 2000.

What's the biggest win in the Rio Grande Rivalry?

New Mexico won by 61 in 1948, 61–0. New Mexico State won by 47 in 1967, 54–7.

What's the longest winning streak in the Rio Grande Rivalry?

New Mexico won 18 straight from 1938 to 1958. New Mexico State won 4 straight from 1965 to 1968.

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History and trophy sources: en.wikipedia.org.

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