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 2, 2023
Next meeting	December 15, 2023 in Las Cruses
Stadiums	The Pit (arena), Pan American Center
Trophy	None
Statistics
Meetings total	227
All-time series	New Mexico leads, 124–103
Current win streak	UNM, 1

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 11, 2021; New Mexico 34, New Mexico State 25
Trophy	None (1894–1992 and 2001–present); Maloof Trophy (1993–2000)
Statistics
Meetings total	110
All-time series	New Mexico leads, 73–33–5
Largest victory	NM State, 110–3 (1917)
Longest win streak	New Mexico, 18 (1938–1958)
Current win streak	New Mexico, 3 (2018–present)

Rio Grande Rivalry

Collegiate football rivalry in New Mexico, US

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.^[3]^[4] 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.

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University of New Mexico

New Mexico State University

Locations in New Mexico

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.

Sports

Men's Basketball

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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 121–99 advantage all-time over the Aggies. 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. The meeting between both teams is generally the most anticipated sports game in New Mexico every year, while both teams are able to play at each other's schools.

Since 1949–1950, when both schools were classified as major schools, New Mexico holds a 77–65 advantage over New Mexico State.^[8] Recently, both teams have been competitive with each other - in the past ten years (2012-2022), the advantage is 10-8 New Mexico, while both teams went through a total of 7 head coaching changes (New Mexico 4, New Mexico State 3).^[9]^[10]