Colorado State (6-2, 4-0 Mountain West) earned a hard-fought road win, 27-24, Friday night at New Mexico (3-4, 1-3 Mountain West). Denver Post college football reporter Kyle Fredrickson provides five quick observations from the victory. Box score 1. Crisis averted. New Mexico scored a touchdown with 24 seconds remaining, hauled in an onside kick, and trailed Colorado State by 3 points.