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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-

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	502-647-31
Winning Pct.	44%
Vacated Wins	0
Forfeit Games	0
Adjusted Record	502-647-31
Winning Pct.	44%
National Championships	0
Conference Titles	0
Division Titles	0
Conference Record	156-277-2
All American Players
NFL Players (#2)
Home Record	336-281-17
Away Record	161-358-13

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	14-38
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
11/8/2024 (Fri) @ San Diego State in a Conference Game
Last Time: New Mexico lost 10-34 in 2022.
All-Time:
New Mexico vs. San Diego State	15-29-0	34.1%

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
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Washington State
Sat., Nov. 23	OPEN
Sat., Nov. 30	@ Hawaii

2024 Season Totals
Record	3-6
Scoring	313-367
Conference Record	1-2
Home Record	1-3
Away Record	2-3

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

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	110-148
20 or more	101-73
30 or more	65-22
40 or more	36-8

Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed	Record
less than 10	22-0
10 or more	88-188
20 or more	60-173
30 or more	27-126
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

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).