2000 New Mexico Lobos football team

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2000 New Mexico Lobos football
New Mexico Lobos logo 1999-2007.gif
Conference Mountain West Conference
Record57 (34 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Dodd (1st season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Bronco Mendenhall (3rd season)
Base defense 3–4
CaptainMike Barnett
Jarrod Baxter
Henry Stephens
Home stadium University Stadium
(Capacity: 38,634)
Seasons
  1999
2001  
2000 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Colorado State $  6 1   10 2  
Air Force  5 2   9 3  
UNLV  4 3   8 5  
BYU  4 3   6 6  
New Mexico  3 4   5 7  
Utah  3 4   4 7  
San Diego State  3 4   3 8  
Wyoming  0 7   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. New Mexico competed as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW), and played their home games in the University Stadium. The Lobos were led by third-year head coach Rocky Long.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 268:00 pmat Texas Tech * FSN L 3–2442,238
September 27:00 pm Boise State *L 14–3122,090
September 96:05 pm Oregon State *
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 20–2830,830
September 16at New Mexico State W 16–1323,087 [1]
September 23 Northern Arizona *
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 35–2821,553 [2]
September 30 Wyoming
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
SPWW 45–1025,089
October 71:00 pmat Colorado State L 14–1727,507 [3]
October 2110:00 amat Air Force SPWW 29–2340,446
October 281:00 pm Utah
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
ESPN+ W 10–321,366
November 42:00 pm San Diego State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
ESPN+L 16–1721,007
November 1111:00 amat UNLV ESPN+L 14–1817,081
November 184:00 pm BYU ESPN+L 13–3762,308

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Game summaries

Oregon State

2001 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL clubRef
Joe Maese Long snapper6194 Baltimore Ravens [5]

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References

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  2. The Associated Press (September 24, 2000). "New Mexico Knocks Off I-AA Northern Arizona". Arizona Republic. p. 282. Retrieved January 9, 2024 via newspapers.com.
  3. The Associated Press (October 8, 2000). "Colorado State Knocks Lobos Down Notch in League Opener". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 51. Retrieved January 9, 2024 via newspapers.com.
  4. "2019 New Mexico Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of New Mexico Athletic Dept. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  5. "2001 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com.