2018 New Mexico Lobos football team

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2018 New Mexico Lobos football
New Mexico Lobos wordmark.svg
Conference Mountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record3–9 (1–7 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Calvin Magee (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinatorKevin Cosgrove (4th season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Dreamstyle Stadium
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
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)
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Contents

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]

Preseason

Award watch lists

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award [3] Tyrone OwensRBSR

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 finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Boise State132 (22)
2Wyoming95
3Colorado State82
4Utah State78
5Air Force52
6New Mexico23

Preseason All-Mountain West Team

The Lobos had one player selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team. [5]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m. Incarnate Word * ESPN3 W 62–3018,213
September 810:00 a.m.at No. 5 Wisconsin * BTN L 14–4577,003
September 156:00 p.m.at New Mexico State * ELVN W 42–2520,673
September 294:00 p.m. Liberty *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Dreamstyle Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 43–5218,804
October 62:00 p.m.at UNLV ATTSNRM W 50–1418,949
October 132:00 p.m.at Colorado State ATTSNRML 18–2036,514
October 205:30 p.m. Fresno State
  • Dreamstyle Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
ESPNU L 7–3816,708
October 272:00 p.m.at Utah State Stadium L 19–6116,119
November 38:15 p.m. San Diego State
  • Dreamstyle Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
ESPNUL 23–3114,646
November 101:30 p.m.at Air Force CBSSN L 24–4223,723
November 167:00 p.m.No. 23 Boise State
  • Dreamstyle Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
CBSSNL 14–4516,883
November 2412:30 p.m. Wyoming
  • Dreamstyle Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
ATTSNRML 3–3114,269
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

Source: [6]

Roster

2018 New Mexico Lobos football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Incarnate Word

1234Total
Cardinals7901430
Lobos287131462

At Wisconsin

1234Total
Lobos700714
No. 5 Badgers37142145

At New Mexico State

1234Total
Lobos71471442
Aggies1700825

Liberty

1234Total
Flames212101052
Lobos73132043

At UNLV

1234Total
Lobos02971450
Rebels0001414

At Colorado State

1234Total
Lobos038718
Rams773320

Fresno State

1234Total
Bulldogs101414038
Lobos07007

At Utah State

1234Total
Lobos3214019
Aggies28249061

San Diego State

1234Total
Aztecs7071731
Lobos736723

At Air Force

1234Total
Lobos0177024
Falcons71414742

Boise State

1234Total
No. 23 Broncos141071445
Lobos070714

Wyoming

1234Total
Cowboys7731431
Lobos03003

References

  1. "2018 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  2. "2018 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  3. "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  4. "Boise State, Fresno State Picked to Win 2018 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles".
  5. "2018 Mountain West Football Preseason All-Conference Team".
  6. New Mexico Lobos football schedule. GoLobos.com. Retrieved March 31, 2018.