Rio Grande Rivalry

New Mexico–NM State Rivalry
(Men's Basketball)
	New Mexico Lobos New Mexico State Aggies
Sport	Men's Basketball
First meeting	1894; New Mexico 67, NM State 38
Latest meeting	December 16, 2015
Trophy	None
Statistics
Meetings total	212
All-time series	New Mexico leads, 120–98
Current win streak	UNM, 2 (2019)

New Mexico–NM State Rivalry (football)
Sport	Football
Teams	New Mexico Lobos; New Mexico State Aggies;
First meeting	January 1, 1894; New Mexico 18, NM State 6
Latest meeting	September 21, 2019; New Mexico 55, New Mexico State 52
Trophy	None (1894–1992 and 2001–present); Maloof Trophy (1993–2000)
Statistics
Meetings total	110
All-time series	New Mexico leads, 72–33–5
Largest victory	NM State, 110–3 (1917)
Longest win streak	New Mexico, 18 (1938–1958)
Current win streak	New Mexico, 2 (2018–present)

School	University of New Mexico	New Mexico State University
Comparison of the two universities
Logo
Ownership	State of New Mexico (PED)	State of New Mexico (PED)
Location	Albuquerque, NM	Las Cruces, NM
Conference	Mountain West	Western Athletic / Independent (football)
Students	35,211	18,497
School Colors	Cherry & Silver	Crimson & White
Nickname	Lobos	Aggies
Mascot(s)	Lobo Louie	Pistol Pete
Football Stadium	University Stadium	Aggie Memorial Stadium
Basketball Arena	The Pit	Pan American Center
National Championships	3	0

University of New Mexico

New Mexico State University

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Locations in New Mexico

The Rio Grande Rivalry is the name given to the New Mexico–New Mexico State football rivalry and known as the Battle of I-25.^[1]^[2] It is an intercollegiate rivalry between The University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University. The rivalry began in 1894. In comparison, New Mexico was a United States Territory from September 1850 to January 1912, when it became a member of the United States and the Union.

For many years the rivalry was often referred to as the "Battle of I-25" in recognition of the campuses both being located along the Interstate Highway System.

Traditions[]

The Thursday evening before that year's rivalry football game, University of New Mexico students and student government annually host a celebration, the Red Rally, in which an effigy of an Aggie is set on fire.

Sports[]

Football[]

Men's Basketball[]

The men's basketball series between the schools has been more competitive than football, although UNM holds the all-time advantage in that series as well. Currently the Lobos hold a 121–97 advantage all-time over the Aggies. The most recent meeting in the series was an 84-71 Aggies victory at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces^[3] on December 10, 2016, the second of two meetings for the 2016–17 season. The December 19, 2007 contest was the 200th all-time meeting between the schools.

The UNM–NMSU series is somewhat unusual among non-conference rivalries in that the schools traditionally play a two-game home-and-home series each season (another example of such a rivalry is the Nashville mid-major matchup between Belmont and Lipscomb). Most other rivalries in which the schools are not members of the same conference usually only meet once per season. Although a few individuals have proposed cutting the series back to a more conventional single annual meeting, fan sentiment at both schools remains strong for preserving the traditional two meetings per season format.

Women's Basketball[]

The women's basketball series between UNM and NMSU has been defined by extended streaks of dominance by one program over the other. Prior to the mid-1990s the Roadrunners (as NMSU's women's programs were known prior to 2000) were dominant, winning the first meeting by a 57–53 tally on February 1, 1974 and proceeding to win 24 of the first 35 meetings between the schools. Between 1985 and 1995 NMSU ran off a streak of 16 consecutive wins over their in-state rivals. This stretch also covered a two-year period in which UNM did not field a women's basketball team. However, on November 24, 1996 UNM turned the tables on NMSU in a big way. The Lobos' 48–47 win on that day in Las Cruces started a 22-game winning streak by UNM over NMSU that continued unbroken, despite a few close calls, through the 2006–07 season. But on December 2, 2007 the Lady Aggies ended 11 years of frustration against their instate rivals by knocking off the Lady Lobos 58–42 at the Pan Am Center. The all-time series now stands at 47–22 in favor of UNM, after the Lady Lobos beat NMSU 65–60 on December 30, 2010, at The Pit in Albuquerque. Like the men's teams, the UNM and NMSU women also traditionally play two games per year against each other, one game in each city.

Rio Grande Rivalry Championship[]

The Rio Grande Rivalry is a series between New Mexico and New Mexico State.^[4]^[5]

Season Year	Champion	Final Score	Total Points
2007–2008	UNM	16.25–6.75	23
2008–2009	UNM	17.25–6.75	24
2009–2010	UNM	16.50–10.50	27
2010–2011	UNM	18.75–9.75	28.5
2011–2012	UNM	15.00–13.50	28.5
2012–2013	UNM*	ongoing	27

(*)=while the competition is still ongoing, the University of New Mexico has an insurmountable lead, thus winning the 2012–2013 Rio Grande Rivalry.

Scoreboard 2007–2008[]

DATE	EVENT	Point	Win	NMSU	UNM
Sept. 4	Volleyball	1.50	NMSU	1.50	0.00
Sept. 8	Football	3.0	UNM	1.50	3.00
Sept. 14–15	Men's Golf	1.50	UNM	1.50	4.50
Dec. 2	Women's Basketball	1.50	NMSU	3.00	4.50
Dec. 4	Men's Basketball	1.50	NMSU	4.50	4.50
Dec. 19	Men's Basketball	1.50	UNM	4.50	6.00
Dec. 21	Women's Basketball	1.50	UNM	4.50	7.50
Jan. 21	Women's Swimming	1.50	NMSU	6.00	7.50
Feb. 3	Women's Tennis	1.50	UNM	6.00	9.00
Feb. 22	Men's Tennis	1.50	UNM	6.00	10.50
March 18	Baseball	0.75	UNM	6.00	11.25
March 18	Baseball	0.75	UNM	6.00	12.00
March 25	Baseball	0.75	NMSU	6.75	12.00
March 26	Baseball	0.75	UNM	6.75	12.75
April 8	Softball	0.75	UNM	6.75	13.50
April 22	Softball	0.75	UNM	6.75	14.75
May 3–4	Don Kirby Invitational – Women's Track & Field	1.50	UNM	6.75	16.25

Scoreboard 2008–2009[]

DATE	EVENT	Point	Win	NMSU	UNM
Sept. 18–20	Women's Golf	1.50	UNM	0	1.50
Sept. 27	Football	3.00	UNM	0	4.50
Nov. 15	Men's Cross Country NCAA Men's Mountain Region Championship	1.50	UNM	0	6.00
Nov. 15	Women's Cross Country NCAA Women's Mountain Region Championship	1.50	UNM	0	7.50
Nov. 28	Volleyball	3.00	NMSU	3.00	7.50
Dec. 4	Women's Basketball	1.50	UNM	3.00	9.00
Dec. 20	Women's Basketball	1.50	UNM	3.00	10.50
Dec 23	Men's Basketball	1.50	UNM	3.00	12.00
Dec 30	Men's Basketball	1.50	UNM	3.00	13.50
Jan. 28	Women's Swimming	1.50	NMSU	4.50	13.50
March 3	Baseball	0.75	UNM	4.50	14.25
March 8	Women's Tennis	1.50	UNM	4.50	15.75
March 10	Baseball	0.75	NMSU	5.25	15.75
March 15	Men's Tennis	1.50	UNM	5.25	17.25
March 24	Softball	0.75	NMSU	6.00	17.25
April 28	Softball	0.75	NMSU	6.75	17.25

Scoreboard 2009–2010[]

DATE	EVENT	Point	Win	NMSU	UNM
Sept. 11–12	Men's Golf	1.50	UNM	0	1.50
Sept. 14–15	Women's Golf Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic, Ft. Collins, CO	1.50	UNM	0	3.00
Sept. 26	Football	3.00	NMSU	3.00	3.00
Oct. 13	Volleyball	3.00	UNM	3.00	6.00
Nov. 14	Men's Cross Country NCAA Men's Mountain Region Championship	1.50	UNM	3.00	7.50
Nov. 14	Women's Cross Country NCAA Women's Mountain Region Championship	1.50	UNM	3.00	9.00
Nov. 14	Women's Swimming & Diving	1.50	NMSU	4.50	9.00
Nov. 17	Men's Basketball	1.50	UNM	4.50	10.50
Dec. 2	Women's Basketball	1.50	UNM	4.50	12.00
Dec. 5	Men's Basketball	1.50	UNM	4.50	13.50
Dec. 20	Women's Basketball	1.50	UNM	4.50	15.00
Feb. 19	Men's Tennis	1.50	NMSU	6.00	15.00
March 2	Baseball	0.75	UNM	6.00	15.75
March 3	Baseball	0.75	NMSU	6.75	15.75
March 9	Baseball	0.75	NMSU	7.50	15.75
March 10	Baseball	0.75	UNM	7.50	16.50
March 13	Women's Tennis	1.50	NMSU	9.00	16.50
April 6	Softball	0.75	NMSU	9.75	16.50
April 20	Softball	0.75	NMSU	10.50	16.50

Scoreboard 2010–2011[]

DATE	EVENT	Point	Win	NMSU	UNM
Sept. 3	Women's Soccer	1.50	UNM	0	1.50
Sept. 13–14	Women's Golf Ptarmigan Intercollegiate, Ft. Collins, CO	1.50	UNM	0	3.00
Sept. 14	Volleyball	3.00	UNM	0	6.00
Oct. 1–2	Men's Golf	1.50	UNM	0	7.50
Oct. 9	Football	3.00	NMSU	3.00	7.50
Nov. 13	Men's Cross Country NCAA Men's Mountain Region Championship	1.50	UNM	3.00	9.00
Nov. 13	Women's Cross Country NCAA Women's Mountain Region Championship	1.50	UNM	3.00	10.50
Dec. 1	Women's Basketball	1.50	UNM	3.00	12.00
Dec. 4	Men's Basketball	1.50	UNM	3.00	13.50
Dec. 11	Men's Basketball	1.50	UNM	3.00	15.00
Dec. 30	Women's Basketball	1.50	UNM	3.00	16.50
Jan. 29	Men's Tennis	1.50	UNM	3.00	18.00
Feb. 5	Women's Swimming & Diving	1.50	NMSU	4.50	18.00
Feb. 11	Women's Tennis	1.50	NMSU	6.00	18.00
Feb. 22	Baseball	1.5	NMSU	7.50	18.00
March 8	Baseball	1.5	NMSU	9.00	18.00
April 4	Softball	0.75	UNM	9.00	18.75
April 19	Softball	0.75	NMSU	9.75	18.75

Scoreboard 2011–2012[]

DATE	EVENT	Point	Win	NMSU	UNM
Sept. 12–13	Men's Golf Simpson Invitational, Erie, CO	1.50	UNM	0	1.50
Sept. 25	Women's Soccer	1.50	UNM	0	3.00
Oct. 1	Football	3.00	NMSU	3.00	3.00
Oct. 4	Women's Volleyball	3.00	NMSU	6.00	3.00
Nov. 12	Men's Cross Country NCAA Mountain Region Championships, Provo, UT	1.50	UNM	6.00	4.50
Nov. 12	Women's Cross Country NCAA Mountain Region Championships, Provo, UT	1.50	UNM	6.00	6.00
Nov. 16	Men's Basketball	1.50	NMSU	7.50	6.00
Dec. 4	Women's Basketball	1.50	UNM	7.50	7.50
Dec. 28	Men's Basketball	1.50	UNM	7.50	9.00
Dec. 30	Women's Basketball	1.50	UNM	7.50	10.50
Feb. 4	Swimming & Diving	1.50	Tie	8.25	11.25
Feb. 5–7	Women's Golf Wildcat Invitational, Tucson, AZ	1.50	UNM	8.25	12.75
Feb. 8	Men's Tennis	1.50	UNM	8.25	14.25
Mar. 6	Baseball	0.75	NMSU	9.00	14.25
Mar. 13	Baseball	0.75	NMSU	9.75	14.25
Mar. 14	Softball	0.75	NMSU	10.50	14.25
Apr.3	Baseball	0.75	NMSU	11.25	14.25
Apr. 10	Softball	0.75	NMSU	12.00	14.25
Apr. 21	Women's Tennis	1.50	NMSU	13.50	14.25
May 15	Baseball	0.75	UNM	13.50	15.00

Scoreboard 2012–2013[]

DATE	EVENT	Point	Win	UNM	NMSU
Sept. 10–11	Women's Golf	1.50	UNM	1.50	0.00
Sept. 16	Women's Soccer	1.50	UNM	3.00	0.00
Sept. 22	Football	3.00	UNM	6.00	0.00
Sept. 28–29	Men's Golf	1.50	UNM	7.50	0.00
Oct. 23	Volleyball	3.00	NMSU	7.50	3.00
Nov. 9	Women's Cross Country	1.50	UNM	9.00	3.00
Nov. 9	Men's Cross Country	1.50	UNM	10.50	3.00
Nov. 20	Women's Basketball	1.50	UNM	12.00	3.00
Dec. 15	Men's Basketball	1.50	UNM	13.50	3.00
Dec. 18	Women's Basketball	1.50	UNM	15.00	3.00
Dec. 19	Men's Basketball	1.50	UNM	16.50	3.00
Feb. 2	Swimming & Diving	0.75
Feb. 22	Men's Tennis	1.50
March 30	Women's Tennis	1.50
April 1	Baseball	0.75
April 16	Baseball	0.75
TBA	Softball	0.75
TBA	Softball	0.75

References[]

^ "Rio Grande Rivalry Recap: New Mexico State retains bragging rights over New Mexico". 10 September 2017.
^ "Will time expire on New Mexico's Rio Grande Rivalry?". 16 September 2016.
^ "Baker scores 26, New Mexico State beats New Mexico 84-71". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 11, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
^ http://www.golobos.com/ot/rg-rivalry.html
^ http://www.golobos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=26000&ATCLID=209098268

[1] "Rio Grande Rivalry Recap: New Mexico State retains bragging rights over New Mexico". 10 September 2017.

[2] "Will time expire on New Mexico's Rio Grande Rivalry?". 16 September 2016.

[3] "Baker scores 26, New Mexico State beats New Mexico 84-71". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 11, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2017.

[4] ttp://www.golobos.com/ot/rg-rivalry.html

[5] ttp://www.golobos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=26000&ATCLID=209098268

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