List of New Mexico Lobos football seasons

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The Lobos in action against Navy

This is a list of New Mexico Lobos football seasons. The Lobos are part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Since their inception in 1892, the Lobos have played in over 1,100 games in over a century of play, including 13 bowl games, with interruptions occurring in 1895–1898, 1900 and 1902. They are a charter member of the Mountain West Conference (MWC), which they have been a part of since 1999. Prior to the Lobos joining the conference, they were a member of the Border Conference from 1931 to 1951, the Mountain States Conference (also known as the Skyline Conference) from 1952 to 1961, and the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) from 1962 to 1998. The Lobos have had brief spurts of success, with the Lobos having won four conference titles and two division titles. [1]

Seasons

YearCoachOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs Coaches#AP°
Independent(1892–1930)
1892 No coach0–2
1893 No coach3–1
1894 W. A. Zimmer 1–1–1
1899 No coach1–1
1901 Joe Napier 0–3–1
1903 Walter McEwan 3–0–1
1904 Walter McEwan1–0
1905 Martin F. Angell 5–1–1
1906 Martin F. Angell3–1
1907 Martin F. Angell1–0
1908 Hermon H. Conwell 5–1
1909 Sam P. McBirney 4–2
1910 Carl Hamilton 0–3
1911 Ralph Hutchinson 1–3–1
1912 Ralph Hutchinson0–4
1913 Ralph Hutchinson3–2
1914 Ralph Hutchinson3–1–1
1915 Ralph Hutchinson3–1
1916 Ralph Hutchinson3–2
1917 Frank E. Wood 1–2
1919 John F. McGough 3–0–2
1920 Roy W. Johnson 3–3
1921 Roy W. Johnson2–2
1922 Roy W. Johnson3–4
1923 Roy W. Johnson3–5
1924 Roy W. Johnson5–1
1925 Roy W. Johnson2–4–1
1926 Roy W. Johnson4–2–1
1927 Roy W. Johnson8–0–1
1928 Roy W. Johnson5–2–1
1929 Roy W. Johnson2–4–2
1930 Roy W. Johnson4–5
New Mexico Lobos (Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1931–1933)
1931 Chuck Riley 3–3–11–1–1T–2nd
1932 Chuck Riley1–6–11–3–16th
1933 Chuck Riley3–4–12–24th
1934 Gwinn Henry 8–13–12nd
1935 Gwinn Henry6–43–23rd
1936 Gwinn Henry2–71–47th
1937 Ted Shipkey 4–4–12–3–15th
1938 Ted Shipkey8–34–2T–1stL Sun
1939 Ted Shipkey8–24–22nd
1940 Ted Shipkey5–44–24th
1941 Ted Shipkey5–4–13–2–15th
1942 Willis Barnes 4–5–23–46th
1943 Willis Barnes3–2L Sun
1944 Willis Barnes1–7
1945 Willis Barnes6–1–1W Sun
1946 Willis Barnes5–5–24–2–13rdT Harbor
1947 Berl Huffman 4–5–11–5–17th
1948 Berl Huffman2–91–68th
1949 Berl Huffman2–81–68th
1950 Dudley DeGroot 2–82–57th
New Mexico Lobos (Mountain States Conference / Skyline Conference)(1951–1962)
1951 Dudley DeGroot4–72–47th
1952 Dudley DeGroot7–25–12nd
1953 Bob Titchenal 5–3–13–2–14th
1954 Bob Titchenal5–53–3T–4th
1955 Bob Titchenal2–81–57th
1956 Dick Clausen 4–62–46th
1957 Dick Clausen4–62–45th
1958 Marv Levy 7–35–12nd
1959 Marv Levy7–34–23rd
1960 Bill Weeks 5–54–24th
1961 Bill Weeks7–43–3T–3rdW Aviation
New Mexico Lobos (Western Athletic Conference)(1962–1999)
1962 Bill Weeks7–2–12–1–11st
1963 Bill Weeks6–43–11st
1964 Bill Weeks9–23–1T–1st16
1965 Bill Weeks3–72–34th
1966 Bill Weeks2–80–56th
1967 Bill Weeks1–90–56th
1968 Rudy Feldman 0–100–78th
1969 Rudy Feldman4–61–57th
1970 Rudy Feldman7–35–12nd
1971 Rudy Feldman6–3–25–12nd
1972 Rudy Feldman3–82–46th
1973 Rudy Feldman4–73–4T–4th
1974 Bill Mondt 4–6–13–4T–4th
1975 Bill Mondt6–54–3T–4th
1976 Bill Mondt4–73–4T–5th
1977 Bill Mondt5–72–5T–6th
1978 Bill Mondt7–53–34th
1979 Bill Mondt5–73–4T–5th
1980 Joe Morrison 4–73–46th
1981 Joe Morrison4–7–13–4–15th
1982 Joe Morrison10–16–12nd
1983 Joe Lee Dunn 6–64–34th
1984 Joe Lee Dunn4–81–7T–8th
1985 Joe Lee Dunn3–82–67th
1986 Joe Lee Dunn4–82–57th
1987 Mike Sheppard 0–110–89th
1988 Mike Sheppard2–101–78th
1989 Mike Sheppard2–100–78th
1990 Mike Sheppard2–101–68th
1991 Mike Sheppard3–92–6T–8th
1992 Dennis Franchione 3–82–69th
1993 Dennis Franchione6–54–4T–6th
1994 Dennis Franchione5–74–4T–5th
1995 Dennis Franchione4–72–6T–7th
1996 Dennis Franchione6–53–5T–5th (Mountain)
1997 Dennis Franchione9–46–21st (Mountain)L Insight.com
1998 Rocky Long 3–91–77th (Pacific)
New Mexico Lobos (Mountain West Conference)(1999–present)
1999 Rocky Long4–73–4T–5th
2000 Rocky Long5–73–4T–5th
2001 Rocky Long6–54–3T–3rd
2002 Rocky Long7–75–22ndL Las Vegas
2003 Rocky Long8–55–22ndL Las Vegas
2004 Rocky Long7–55–22ndL Emerald
2005 Rocky Long6–54–4T–4th
2006 Rocky Long6–74–45thL New Mexico
2007 Rocky Long9–45–3T–3rdW New Mexico
2008 Rocky Long4–82–67th
2009 Mike Locksley 1–111–78th
2010 Mike Locksley1–111–7T–8th
2011 Mike Locksley / George Barlow 1–111–6T–6th
2012 Bob Davie 4–91–7T–9th
2013 Bob Davie3–91–75th (Mountain)
2014 Bob Davie4–82–6T–5th (Mountain)
2015 Bob Davie7–65–3T–2nd (Mountain)L New Mexico
2016 Bob Davie9–46–2T–1st (Mountain)W New Mexico
2017 Bob Davie3–91–76th (Mountain)
2018 Bob Davie3–91–76th (Mountain)
2019 Bob Davie / Saga Tuitele 2–100–86th (Mountain)
2020 Danny Gonzales 2–52–5T-7th
2021 Danny Gonzales3–91-76th (Mountain)
2022 Danny Gonzales2–100-86th (Mountain)
2023 Danny Gonzales4–82-611th (Mountain)
Total:493–622–31 (.444)
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

  1. ↑ "The University of New Mexico Lobos - 2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 4, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
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