2016 New Mexico Lobos football team

2016 New Mexico Lobos football
MW Mountain Division co-champion
New Mexico Bowl champion
New Mexico Bowl, W 23–20 vs. UTSA
Conference Mountain West Conference
Division Mountain Division
2016 record 9–4 (6–2 MW)
Head coach Bob Davie (5th season)
Offensive coordinator Bob DeBesse (5th season)
Offensive scheme Pistol-option/Multiple
Defensive coordinator Kevin Cosgrove (2nd season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium University Stadium
(Capacity: 39,224)
2016 Mountain West football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Mountain Division
Wyoming xy  6 –2     8 –6  
Boise State x  6 –2     10 –3  
New Mexico x  6 –2     9 –4  
Air Force  5 –3     10 –3  
Colorado State  5 –3     7 –6  
Utah State  1 –7     3 –9  
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy$  6 –2     11 –3  
Hawaii  4 –4     7 –7  
Nevada  3 –5     5 –7  
San Jose State  3 –5     4 –8  
UNLV  3 –5     4 –8  
Fresno State  0 –8     1 –11  
Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Lobos were led by fifth-year head coach Bob Davie. They played their home games at University Stadium and were members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in Mountain West play to win a share of the Mountain Division title with Boise State and Wyoming. After tiebreakers, they did not represent the Mountain Division in the Mountain West Championship Game. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they defeated UTSA.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 7:00 p.m. South Dakota* University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM RTSW/RTRM W 48–21   20,221
September 10 6:00 p.m. at New Mexico State* Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry) ESPN3 L 31–32   17,852
September 17 10:00 a.m. at Rutgers* High Point Solutions Stadium • Pisacataway, NJ ESPNews L 28–37   39,680
October 1 2:00 p.m. San Jose Statedagger University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM RTRM W 48–41   19,852[1]
October 7 7:00 p.m. No. 19 Boise State University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM CBSSN L 21–49   20,090
October 15 1:30 p.m. vs. Air Force Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX ESPNews W 45–40   18,756
October 22 7:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe* University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM RTRM/RTSW W 59–17   18,099
October 29 9:00 p.m. at Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI MW Net W 28–21   23,965
November 5 8:15 p.m. Nevada University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM ESPNU W 35–26   17,290
November 12 8:15 p.m. at Utah State Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT ESPN2 W 24–21   15,212
November 19 8:15 p.m. at Colorado State Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO ESPN2 L 31–49   29,133
November 26 8:15 p.m. Wyoming University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM ESPN2 W 56–35   16,698
December 17 12:00 p.m. UTSA* University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl) ESPN W 23–20   29,688
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

South Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 14 0 7 0 21
Lobos 14 21 6 7 48
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 14 3 7 7 31
Aggies 3 12 7 10 32
Overall record Last meeting Result
70–31–5 2015 UNM, 38–29

at Rutgers

1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 21 0 0 7 28
Scarlet Knights 7 21 3 6 37
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 13 7 0 21 41
Lobos 14 17 10 7 48
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–12–1 2015 SJSU, 31–21

Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Broncos 14 28 7 0 49
Lobos 7 0 0 14 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–6 2015 UNM, 31–24

vs. Air Force

1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 14 21 10 0 45
Falcons 10 17 7 6 40
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–21 2015 UNM, 47–35

Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total
Warhawks 0 3 0 14 17
Lobos 28 7 17 7 59
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 14 0 7 7 28
Rainbow Warriors 0 14 0 7 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–14 2015 UNM, 28–27

Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolf Pack 0 14 0 12 26
Lobos 7 7 14 7 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–3–1 2015 NEV, 35–17

at Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 0 6 15 3 24
Aggies 14 0 7 0 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–10 2015 UNM, 14–13

at Colorado State

1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 7 3 7 14 31
Rams 14 14 21 0 49
Overall record Last meeting Result
25–38 2015 CSU, 28–21

Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 7 14 14 35
Lobos 21 14 7 14 56
Overall record Last meeting Result
33–35 2015 UNM, 38–28

UTSA–New Mexico Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 3 3 0 14 20
Lobos 7 3 6 7 23
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2014 UNM, 21–9

References

  1. ↑ https://www.abqjournal.com/857890/lobo-football-team-holds-off-san-jose-state.html
  2. ↑ "2016 New Mexico Lobos Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
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