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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 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
  Record5-7
  Scoring402-456
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record3-4
 
2024 Mountain West  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Boise State 12-17-0
Colorado State 9-36-1
Nevada Las Vegas 10-36-1
Fresno State 6-64-3
Air Force 5-73-4
Hawaii 5-73-4
New Mexico 5-73-4
San Jose State 7-53-4
Utah State 4-83-4
San Diego State 3-92-5
Wyoming 3-92-5
Nevada 3-100-7
 
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

With its blue playing surface, Bronco Stadium (home of the Boise State Broncos) is the only non-green playing surface in the NCAA.