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: Rocky Long Conference: Mountain West-
2002 Season Highlights
Rocky Long enters his 5th season as Head Coach at New Mexico.
2002 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 24 @
North Carolina State
14
34
L
@ Raleigh, NC
Sat., Aug. 31 vs. Weber State
38
24
W
Sat., Sep. 7 @
Air Force
31
38
L
Sat., Sep. 14 vs.
Baylor
23
0
W
Sat., Sep. 21 @
New Mexico State
13
24
L
Fri., Sep. 27 vs.
Texas Tech
0
49
L
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Nevada Las Vegas
25
16
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Utah State
44
45
L
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Utah
42
35
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
San Diego State
15
8
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Brigham Young
20
16
W
Sat., Nov. 23 @
Colorado State
14
22
L
Sat., Nov. 30 vs.
Wyoming
49
20
W
Wed., Dec. 25
UCLA
13
27
L
@ Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas Bowl
2002 Season Totals
Record 7-7
Points Scored 341
Scoring Average 24.4
Points Allowed 358
Defense Average 25.6
Opponents Record 81-82
Conference Record 5-2
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 2-5
2002 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2002 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2002 All Mountain West Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.