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Lobos or Aggies? Vote which team will win more football games this season?
UNM’s De’John Rogers, left, is dragged down by New Mexico State’s Marcus Buckley after intercepting a pass in the second quarter of their game Sept. 15, 2018, at Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces.
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While a handful of college football teams played this past Saturday, including the New Mexico State Aggies in losing their home opener to UMass, this week is considered across the country as the official "Week 1" start to the 2023 college football season.
Both the UNM Lobos, who start their season Saturday at Texas A&M, and the Aggies, who look to bounce back from Saturday's disappointing loss to UMass by hosting FCS Western Illinois, have 12 more games this season, including against each other on Sept. 16 in Albuquerque.
Most voters a week ago felt confident in our poll (see results at bottom of page) that the Lobos would win four or more games. While the Aggies were predicted to win more than that entering the season, that was before Saturday's 41-30 home loss to UMass. NMSU entered the game as a 7-point favorite.
Did that game change your mind on the Aggies?
Do the schedules each team play matter to you? (You can view each team's full season schedule below the poll before you vote.)
For now, the question is easy: Which team wins more games this season?
Lobos or Aggies? Which team will win more football games?
Which of the state's two FBS football programs -- the UNM Lobos and the NMSU Aggies -- will win more games this season?
| 2023 UNM Lobos football schedule Overall: 4-8; Mountain West: 2-6; Home: 2-4; Road: 2-4 Date | Opponent | Location | Time MT/result | |
| Sept. 2 | at Texas A&M | College Station, Texas | L, 52-10 | |
| Sept. 9 | vs (FCS) Tennessee Tech | Albuquerque | W, 56-10 | |
| Sept. 16 | vs. New Mexico State | Albuquerque | L, 27-17 | |
| Sept. 23 | at UMass | Amherst, Mass. | W, 34-31 (OT) | |
| Sept. 30 | at Wyoming | Laramie, Wyo. | L, 35-26 | |
| Oct. 14 | vs. San Jose State | Albuquerque | L, 52-24 | |
| Oct. 21 | vs. Hawaii | Albuquerque | W, 42-21 | |
| Oct. 28 | at Nevada | Reno, Nev. | L, 34-24 | |
| Nov. 4 | vs. UNLV | Albuquerque | L, 56-14 | |
| Nov. 11 | at Boise State | Boise, Idaho | L, 42-14 | |
| Nov. 18 | at Fresno State | Fresno, Calif. | W, 25-17 | |
| Nov. 24 (Fri.) | vs. Utah State | Albuquerque | L, 44-41 |
| 2023 NMSU Aggies football schedule Overall: 9-3; C-USA: 6-1; Home: 4-1; Road: 5-2 Date | Opponent | Location | Time MT/result | |
| Aug. 26 | vs. UMass | Las Cruces | L, 41-30 | |
| Sept. 2 | vs. (FCS) Western Illinois | Las Cruces | W, 58-21 | |
| Sept. 9 | at Liberty | Lynchburg, Va. | L, 33-17 | |
| Sept. 16 | at New Mexico | Albuquerque | W, 27-17 | |
| Sept. 23 | at Hawaii | Honolulu | L, 20-17 | |
| Oct. 4 (Wed) | vs. FIU | Las Cruces | W, 34-17 | |
| Oct. 11 (Wed) | vs. Sam Houston State | Las Cruces | W, 27-13 | |
| Oct. 18 (Wed) | at UTEP | El Paso | W, 28-7 | |
| Oct. 24 (Tue) | at Louisiana Tech | Ruston, La. | W, 27-24 | |
| Nov. 4 | vs. Middle Tennessee | Las Cruces | W, 13-7 | |
| Nov. 11 | at Western Kentucky | Bowling Green, Ky. | W, 38-29 | |
| Nov. 18 | at Auburn | Auburn, Ala. | W, 31-10 | |
| Nov. 25 | vs. Jacksonville State | Las Cruces | 2 p.m. | |
| Dec. 1 | at Liberty | Lynchburg, Va. | 5 p.m. |
Last week's poll
Last week, we asked for an over/under prediction for the Lobos' season based on the Las Vegas oddsmakers setting the team's win total at 3.5.
By a little less than a 2-to-1 margin (64.1% to 35.9%), voters felt the Lobos would win four or more games, going OVER that win total.
