2018 New Mexico Lobos football team
The 2018 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team played its home games at Dreamstyle Stadium. In their seventh season under head coach Bob Davie, the team finished with a 3–9 record, 1–7 against MW opponents to finish last in the Mountain Division. They were outscored by a total of 434 to 319.[1]
2018 New Mexico Lobos football | |
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Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Mountain Division | |
2018 record | 3–9 (1–7 MW) |
Head coach | Bob Davie (7th season) |
Offensive coordinator | Calvin Magee (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Kevin Cosgrove (4th season) |
Home stadium | Dreamstyle Stadium (Capacity: 39,224) |
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Mountain Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Boise State x | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Utah State | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Fresno State x$ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Fresno State 19, Boise State 16 (OT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Sheriron Jones with 1,402 passing yards, Tyrone Owens with 687 rushing yards, and Andrew Shelley with 55 points scored.[2]
Previous season
The Lobos finished the 2017 season 3–9 and 1–7 in Mountain West play to finish in last place in the Mountain Division and did not qualify for a bowl game.
Preseason
Award watch lists
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[3] | Tyrone Owens | RB | SR |
Mountain West media days
During the Mountain West media days held July 24–25 at the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip, the Lobos were predicted to finish in last place in the Mountain Division.[4]
Media poll
Mountain Division | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Boise State | 132 (22) |
2 | Wyoming | 95 |
3 | Colorado State | 82 |
4 | Utah State | 78 |
5 | Air Force | 52 |
6 | New Mexico | 23 |
Preseason All-Mountain West Team
The Lobos had one player selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team.[5]
Offense Aaron Jenkins – OL |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Incarnate Word* | ESPN3 | W 62–30 | 18,213 | |
September 8 | 10:00 a.m. | at No. 5 Wisconsin* | BTN | L 14–45 | 77,003 | |
September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at New Mexico State* | ELVN | W 42–25 | 20,673 | |
September 29 | 4:00 p.m. | Liberty* |
| L 43–52 | 18,804 | |
October 6 | 2:00 p.m. | at UNLV | ATTSNRM | W 50–14 | 18,949 | |
October 13 | 2:00 p.m. | at Colorado State | ATTSNRM | L 18–20 | 36,514 | |
October 20 | 5:30 p.m. | Fresno State |
| ESPNU | L 7–38 | 16,708 |
October 27 | 2:00 p.m. | at Utah State | Stadium | L 19–61 | 16,119 | |
November 3 | 8:15 p.m. | San Diego State |
| ESPNU | L 23–31 | 14,646 |
November 10 | 1:30 p.m. | at Air Force | CBSSN | L 24–42 | 23,723 | |
November 16 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 23 Boise State |
| CBSSN | L 14–45 | 16,883 |
November 24 | 12:30 p.m. | Wyoming |
| ATTSNRM | L 3–31 | 14,269 |
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Source:[6]
Roster
2018 New Mexico Lobos football team roster | |||||||||||||||
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
Incarnate Word
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinals | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 30 |
Lobos | 28 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 62 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
at Wisconsin
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lobos | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
No. 5 Badgers | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 45 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
at New Mexico State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lobos | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
Aggies | 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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70–33–5 | 2017 | NMSU, 30–28 |
Liberty
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Flames | 21 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 52 |
Lobos | 7 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 43 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
at UNLV
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lobos | 0 | 29 | 7 | 14 | 50 |
Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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11–12 | 2017 | UNLV, 38–35 |
at Colorado State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lobos | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 |
Rams | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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25–40 | 2017 | CSU, 24-27 |
Fresno State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 10 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
Lobos | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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4–12 | 2017 | FSU, 38–0 |
at Utah State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lobos | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 19 |
Aggies | 28 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 61 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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13–11 | 2017 | USU, 24–10 |
San Diego State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aztecs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 31 |
Lobos | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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15–26 | 2017 | SDSU, 35–10 |
at Air Force
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lobos | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Falcons | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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14–21 | 2017 | UNM, 56–38 |
Boise State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 23 Broncos | 14 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
Lobos | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–8 | 2017 | BSU, 28–14 |
Wyoming
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
Lobos | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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34–36 | 2017 | WYO, 42–3 |
References
- "2018 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- "2018 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- https://themw.com/news/2018/7/24/boise-state-fresno-state-picked-to-win-2018-mountain-west-football-divisional-titles.aspx
- https://themw.com/news/2018/7/24/2018-mountain-west-football-preseason-all-conference-team.aspx
- New Mexico Lobos football schedule. GoLobos.com. Retrieved March 31, 2018.