New Mexico and the University of Texas-San Antonio were in a rush to get to a bowl game.
The Roadrunners (6-6, 5-3 C-USA) are eligible for the first time in program's brief six-year history. They won seven games back in 2013, but they were in the final year of reclassifying to the FBS and not eligible to play in the postseason.
This season, UTSA won five of its last eight games to finish second in Conference USA's West Division.
New Mexico (8-4, 6-2 Mountain West) is bowl-eligible for the second straight year after earning a piece of the Mountain West Mountain Division title.