It was a rough start for the Aggies in their second Mountain West road game of the 2025 college football season, and they were never really able to recover.

The Lobo football team had arguably its most complete performance of the season on Saturday afternoon. UNM scored in all three phases en-route to a 33-14 victory over Bronco Mendenhall and the Utah State Aggies.

Preview the Oct. 25 matchup between New Mexico and Utah State, including betting odds, trends, and game information.

New Mexico scored early and often on its way to a 33-14 win over Utah State and former head coach Bronco Mendenhall on Saturday at University Stadium. UNM (5-3, 2-2 Mountain West) scored on three of its first five possessions to take a 26-7 halftime lead before putting the game away in the fourth quarter.

His Aggies will treat their latest football game like any other, head coach Bronco Mendenhall insisted during Monday’s press conference, but there are sure to be extra emotions come Saturday

D.J. McKinney scored twice and Damon Bankston capped the afternoon with a long touchdown run as New Mexico rolled past Utah State 33–14 on Saturday in Mountain West play. McKinney opened the scoring with a 49-yard punt return touchdown and added a 1-yard TD run early in the second quarter to spark a dominant first half.

New Mexico hosts Utah State on Saturday at University Stadium, the first meeting between both programs since Bronco Mendenhall left the Lobos to become the Aggies' head coach. Three keys, a prediction — plus some other odds and ends — entering one of UNM's most anticipated games of the year: 1.

In 2017, Utah State played the best Wisconsin team (by final record) ever. That year, the Badgers finished 13-1 and won the Orange Bowl. Led by star tailback Jonathan Taylor, the Badgers handled anyone and everyone they faced off against that year, save for only Ohio State.

Utah State ranks 133rd in FBS in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score on 96.4% of trips. New Mexico’s red zone offense ranks 100th, scoring on 79.3% of red zone opportunities. Utah State is 123rd in the FBS with an average time of possession of 27:25. Passing: Jack Layne, 1,415 yards, 8 TDs, 8 INTs, 66.3 completion percentage