2001 New Mexico Lobos football team

2001 New Mexico Lobos football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	6–5 (4–3 MW)
Head coach	Rocky Long (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dan Dodd (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Bronco Mendenhall (4th season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	University Stadium
Seasons ←  2000 2002  →

2001 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 25 BYU $		7	–	0					12	–	2
Colorado State		5	–	2					7	–	5
Utah		4	–	3					8	–	4
New Mexico		4	–	3					6	–	5
Air Force		3	–	4					6	–	6
UNLV		3	–	4					4	–	7
San Diego State		2	–	5					3	–	8
Wyoming		0	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2001 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 fourth-year head coach Rocky Long.

The Lobos defeated New Mexico State 53–0 in the Rio Grande Rivalry, which was their first shutout win in the rivalry since 1952. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	UTEP *	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	KKWB	W 26–6	41,771
September 8	7:00 pm	at Texas Tech *	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, Texas		L 30–42	48,924
September 22	6:00 pm	at Baylor *	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas		L 13–16 OT	38,396
September 29	1:00 pm	at Utah	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN+	L 37–16	32,100
October 6	1:00 pm	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	SPW	W 30–29	16,241
October 13	1:00 pm	No. 18 BYU	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ESPN+	L 20–24	29,036
October 27	4:00 pm	Air Force	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		W 52–33	28,047
November 3	7:00 pm	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	SPW	W 20–15	16,538
November 10	5:00 pm	UNLV	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	SPW	W 27–17	27,107
November 17	1:00 pm	Colorado State	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		L 17–24
November 24	1:00 pm	New Mexico State *	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry)		W 53–0
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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References

1. Herrera, Pete (November 25, 2001). "Lobos' Baxter punishes Aggies in 53-0 New Mexico victory". Carlsbad Current-Argus . p. 21. Retrieved November 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "2001 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
3. "The University of New Mexico Lobos - 2001 Football Schedule". golobos.com. Retrieved October 25, 2024.