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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:
Conference: Mountain West-

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	504-648-31
Winning Pct.	44%
Vacated Wins	0
Forfeit Games	0
Adjusted Record	504-648-31
Winning Pct.	44%
National Championships	0
Conference Titles	0
Division Titles	0
Conference Record	158-279-2
All American Players
NFL Players (#2)
Home Record	337-281-17
Away Record	162-359-13

By The Numbers
Seasons	126
Winning Seasons (#1)	51
Losing Seasons (#1)	61
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	16-39
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

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	19-45 L
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Fresno State	21-38 L
Sat., Sep. 28	@ New Mexico State	50-40 W
Sat., Oct. 5	OPEN
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Air Force	52-37 W
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Utah State	50-45 W
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Colorado State	6-17 L
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Wyoming	45-49 L
Fri., Nov. 8	@ San Diego State	21-16 W
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Washington State	38-35 W
Sat., Nov. 23	OPEN
Sat., Nov. 30	@ Hawaii	30-38 L

2024 Season Totals
Record	5-7
Scoring	402-456
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	3-4

2024 Mountain West Standings
Season		Conference
Boise State	12-2	7-0
Colorado State	9-4	6-1
Nevada Las Vegas	11-3	6-1
Fresno State	6-7	4-3
Air Force	5-7	3-4
Hawaii	5-7	3-4
New Mexico	5-7	3-4
San Jose State	7-6	3-4
Utah State	4-8	3-4
San Diego State	3-9	2-5
Wyoming	3-9	2-5
Nevada	3-10	0-7

Longest Running Rivalry
New Mexico & New Mexico State have played 114 games.
New Mexico has won 74 games.
New Mexico State has won 35 games.
with 5 tie games.

Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
Scoring	Record
less than 10	0-40
10 or more	112-149
20 or more	103-74
30 or more	66-23
40 or more	36-8

Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed	Record
less than 10	22-0
10 or more	90-189
20 or more	61-174
30 or more	28-127
40 or more	5-66

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

While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.