A heartbreaking double-overtime loss at New Mexico knocked the San Diego State Aztecs out of contention for the Mountain West championship game, but surprisingl

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UNM last received AP Top 25 points (6) in the final poll of the 1997 season. Sunday’s poll represents the most points for the program since receiving 52 in a Dec. 8, 1997 poll, the last time the Lobos won nine regular-season games.

The loss prevented SDSU from clinching the Mountain West regular season title and guaranteeing the Aztecs host the conference championship game. New Mexico, which hasn’t played for a conference championship for decades and hasn’t won one in 61 years, thrust itself into the center of the championship picture with the win.

When most people (myself included) think of New Mexico, they picture mountains, adobe buildings, lonesome highways, and barren desert landscapes.

New Mexico has agreed to a new five-year contract for football coach Jason Eck, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel.

Quarterback Jack Layne (185-for-277, 2,271 yards, 12 touchdowns) leads the offense. He has spread the ball among a dozen teammates, led by wide receivers Keagan Johnson (54 catches, 693 yards, 3 TDs), tight end Dorian Thomas (48-514, 4 TDs) and running back Damon Bankston (25-366, 3 TDs).

In a battle of the two top defenses in the Mountain West, the San Diego State Aztecs gave up three big scoring plays in a 23-17 double-overtime loss to the New Mexico Lobos at University Stadium.SDSU (9-3,