Western New Mexico
2-9 2025 finalWestern New Mexico is the Silver City Silver Mustangs—a small, proudly independent mountain program with 100+ years of tradition that plays football for the love of the game and the purple-and-gold community that surrounds it.
The Mustangs hold the line.
Western New Mexico is the Silver City Silver Mustangs—a small, proudly independent mountain program with 100+ years of tradition that plays football for the love of the game and the purple-and-gold community that surrounds it.
Western New Mexico went 2–9 in 2024, a losing season that tested the program. Coach Billy Hickman enters 2025 with the mandate to rebuild and get the Mustangs back to competitive footing. The program's strength is in the community…
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
The Pulse on Western New Mexico
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Western New Mexico
The baseline for a successful season.
Earns a Super Region playoff qualifier bid.
Entry into the 32-team national bracket.
The Division II national championship game.
Western New Mexico · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Fanbase Health Index · Western New Mexico · low confidence
Stable (40)
Home-Field Advantage · Western New Mexico · 2018-present
Strong
33% home win rate vs 11% on the road. margin runs +8.8 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Cold
One of five. The film room is busy this week.
Lone Star Standing · 2025
9th in the Lone Star
Western New Mexico is 9th of 11 in the Lone Star at 2-9. The path to the title is steep — the focus is on playoff positioning and rivalry wins.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UT Permian Basin | 11-3 |
| 2 | Central Washington | 10-2 |
| 3 | Western Oregon | 8-3 |
| 4 | West Texas A&M | 8-4 |
| 5 | Angelo State | 5-5 |
| 6 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 5-6 |
| 7 | Eastern New Mexico | 3-8 |
| 8 | Midwestern State | 3-8 |
| 9 | Western New Mexico | 2-9 |
| 10 | Simon Fraser | 0-0 |
| 11 | Sul Ross State | 0-10 |
Schedule Strength · Western New Mexico · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 45% across 11 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.
Moment of the Year · Western New Mexico · 2025
Won 35-21 vs Adams State
Week 1 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.
From the Archive — Western New Mexico
2024: Lost 24-52 at Midwestern State
In 2024, the program lost 24-52 at Midwestern State — a stinging road result, 28 points either way.
Go Mustangs.