1998 New Mexico Lobos football team

The 1998 New Mexico Lobos football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Mexico in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Rocky Long, the Lobos compiled a 3–9 record (1–7 against WAC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 397 to 274.[1][2]

1998 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionMountain Division
1998 record3–9 (1–7 WAC)
Head coachRocky Long (1st season)
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Mountain Division
No. 13 Air Force x$  7 1     12 1  
Wyoming  6 2     8 3  
Colorado State  5 3     8 4  
Rice  5 3     5 6  
TCU  4 4     7 5  
Tulsa  2 6     4 7  
SMU  1 1     0 1  
UNLV  0 8     0 11  
Pacific Division
BYU xy  7 1     9 5  
San Diego State x  7 1     7 5  
Utah  5 3     7 4  
Fresno State  5 3     5 6  
San Jose State  3 5     4 8  
UTEP  3 5     3 8  
New Mexico  1 7     3 9  
Hawaii  0 8     0 12  
Championship: Air Force 20, BYU 13
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Graham Leigh with 2,608 passing yards, Lennox Gordon with 571 rushing yards, and Martinez Williams with 760 receiving yards and 42 points scored.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 5Idaho State*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 38–9
September 12Utah State*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 39–36
September 19at New Mexico State*L 27–28
September 26at San Jose State
L 20–37
October 3at Air ForceL 14–56
October 10UTEP
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 19–22
October 17San Diego State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 33–36
October 24at HawaiiW 30–20
October 31Fresno State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 20–28
November 7at BYU
L 21–46
November 14Utah
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 7–41
November 21at UCF*
L 6–38
  • *Non-conference game
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References

  1. "1998 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  2. "University of New Mexico Football Record Book" (PDF). University of New Mexico. 2013. pp. 36, 40.
  3. "1998 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
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