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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: Rocky Long
Conference: Mountain West-

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1892 <-- 2000 <- 2001 -> 2002 --> 2024

2001 Season Highlights

Rocky Long enters his 4th season as Head Coach at New Mexico.

2001 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 1	vs. Texas El Paso	26	6	W
Sat., Sep. 8	@ Texas Tech	30	42	L
Sat., Sep. 22	@ Baylor	13	16	L
Sat., Sep. 29	@ Utah	16	37	L
Sat., Oct. 6	@ Wyoming	30	29	W
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Brigham Young	20	24	L
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Air Force	52	33	W
Sat., Nov. 3	@ San Diego State	20	15	W
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Nevada Las Vegas	27	17	W
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Colorado State	17	24	L
Sat., Nov. 24	vs. New Mexico State	53	0	W

2001 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	304
Scoring Average	27.6
Points Allowed	243
Defense Average	22.1
Opponents Record	59-70
Conference Record	4-3
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	2-3

2001 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2001 Mountain West- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brigham Young	12-2	618	424	Lost 10-28	7-0	302	194	Gary Crowton
Colorado State	7-5	298	274	Won 45-20	5-2	180	163	Sonny Lubick
New Mexico	6-5	304	243		4-3	182	179	Rocky Long
Utah	8-4	329	210	Won 10-6	4-3	206	114	Ron McBride
Air Force	6-6	337	386		3-4	204	248	Fisher DeBerry
Nevada Las Vegas	4-7	284	270		3-4	198	169	John Robinson
San Diego State	3-8	184	290		2-5	115	195	Ted Tollner
Wyoming	2-9	229	368		0-7	132	257	Vic Koenning

2001 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2001 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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).