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New Mexico Football Team History


New Mexico Lobos
University of New Mexico
 Albuqueque, NM
Founded: 1889
Stadium: University Stadium
Capacity: 39,224
Colors: Cherry & Silver
Coach: Bronco Mendenhall
Conference: Mountain West-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

New Mexico 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1892  
  2011 - George Barlow was elevated to interim head coach following the firing of Mike Locksley on September 25.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1938, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1997
Division Championships
 
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 499-643-31
 Winning Pct. 44%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 499-643-31
 Winning Pct. 44%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 155-275-2
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 335-279-17
 Away Record 159-356-13
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 126
 Winning Seasons (#1) 51
 Losing Seasons (#1)60
 Most Wins in A Season 10 (1982)
 Most Loses in A Season 11 (2011)
 10 Win Seasons 1
 Most Points Scored in a Game 108 (11/11/1916)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 459 (2016)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 110 (11/24/1917)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 532 (2010)
 Largest Margin of Victory 108 (11/11/1916)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 107 (11/24/1917)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 113 (11/24/1917)
 Last Shutout 9/3/2022
 Last Time Shutout 11/25/2022
 Shutouts All-Time 127
 Been Shutout All-Time 113
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 7 (11/23/1996-10/11/1997)
 Longest Losing  21 (9/23/1967-9/27/1969)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 4-8-1
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  11-34
 2010-19  37-86
 2000-09  59-64
 1990-99 45-71
 1980-89 39-76-1
 1970-79 52-57-3
 1960-69 44-57-1
 1950-59 47-51-1
 1940-49 37-50-7
 1930-39 47-39-4
 1920-29 37-27-6
Next Game
 9/14/2024 (Sat)  
 Auburn in a Non-Conference Game
Last Meeting: New Mexico and Auburn have never met in a game.
 
     
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 24  vs. Montana State  31-35 L
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ Arizona  39-61 L
 Sat., Sep. 7  OPEN 
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Auburn  
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Fresno State  
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ New Mexico State  
 Sat., Oct. 5  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Air Force  
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Utah State  
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Colorado State  
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Wyoming  
 Fri., Nov. 8  @ San Diego State  
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Washington State  
 Sat., Nov. 23  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Hawaii  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record0-2
  Scoring70-96
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-1
  Away Record0-1
 
2024 Mountain West  Standings
 Season   Conference 
San Jose State 2-01-0
Air Force 1-10-1
Boise State 1-1
Colorado State 1-1
Fresno State 1-1
Hawaii 1-1
Nevada 1-2
Nevada Las Vegas 3-0
New Mexico 0-2
San Diego State 1-1
Utah State 1-1
Wyoming 0-2
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 New Mexico & New Mexico State have played 113 games.
New Mexico has won 73 games.
New Mexico State has won 35 games.
with 5 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-39
 10 or more 107-145
 20 or more  98-71
 30 or more 62-21
 40 or more 33-7
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 22-0
 10 or more 85-184
 20 or more 57-170
 30 or more 24-123
 40 or more 3-64
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.