2012 New Mexico Lobos football team

2012 New Mexico Lobos football
Conference Mountain West Conference
2012 record 4–9 (1–7 MWC)
Head coach Bob Davie (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Bob DeBesse (1st year)
Offensive scheme Pistol/Multiple
Defensive coordinator Jeff Mills (1st year)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium University Stadium
(Capacity: 39,224)
2012 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#18 Boise State §   7 – 1         11 – 2  
Fresno State §   7 – 1         9 – 4  
San Diego State §   7 – 1         9 – 4  
Air Force   5 – 3         6 – 7  
Nevada   4 – 4         7 – 6  
Wyoming   3 – 5         4 – 8  
Colorado State   3 – 5         4 – 8  
UNLV   2 – 6         2 – 11  
New Mexico   1 – 7         4 – 9  
Hawaii   1 – 7         3 – 9  
§ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Lobos were led by first year head coach Bob Davie. They played their home games at University Stadium and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 4–9, 1–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for ninth place.

Schedule

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Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 3:00 PM Southern* University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM W 66–21   28,450
September 8 6:00 PM at #15 Texas* Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX LHN L 0–45   100,990
September 15 6:00 PM at Texas Tech* Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX FCS Central L 14–49   58,955
September 22 6:00 PM at New Mexico State* Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry) AV/ESPN3 W 27–14   25,211
September 29 4:00 PM Boise State University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM Comcast L 29–32   28,270
October 6 4:00 PM Texas State* University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM PVN W 35–14   22,135
October 13 10:00 PM at Hawaiʻi Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI ROOT W 35–23   31,632
October 20 5:00 PM at Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO ROOT L 23–28   29,726
October 27 1:30 PM Fresno State University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM Comcast/TWCSN L 32–49   19,856
November 3 2:00 PM at UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV Comcast/TWCSN L 7–35   12,835
November 10 1:30 PM Wyoming University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM Comcast L 23–28   17,839
November 17 1:30 PM Nevada University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM Comcast L 24–31   17,290
November 24 5:00 PM at Colorado State Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO ROOT L 20–24   12,286
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Game notes

Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 0 6 7 8 21
Lobos 7 38 14 7 66
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting 2012 UNM, 66–21


at Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 0 0 0 0 0
#15 Longhorns 7 10 14 14 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 1988 TEX, 47–0


at Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 0 14 0 0 14
Red Raiders 14 28 7 0 49
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–36–2 2011 TTU, 59–13


at New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 3 10 7 7 27
Aggies 0 7 0 7 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
66–31–5 2011 NMSU, 42–28


Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total
#24 Broncos 3 22 0 7 32
Lobos 0 0 14 15 29
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 2011 BSU, 45–0


Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 7 7 0 0 14
Lobos 14 14 7 0 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2003 UNM, 72–8


at Hawaiʻi

1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 14 7 7 7 35
Warriors 0 10 7 6 23
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–14 1998 UNM, 30–20


at Air Force

1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 10 0 7 6 23
Falcons 7 7 7 7 28


Overall record Last meeting Result
10–19 2011 AF, 42–0


Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 14 21 14 49
Lobos 14 10 0 8 32
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–8 1998 FRES, 28–20


at UNLV

1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 0 0 7 0 7
Rebels 7 14 7 7 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–9 2011 UNM, 21–14


Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 21 0 7 28
Lobos 0 7 10 6 23
Overall record Last meeting Result
31–33 2011 WYO, 31–10


Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolf Pack 7 14 10 0 31
Lobos 14 3 7 0 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1–1 2011 NEV, 49–7


at Colorado State

1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 7 0 3 10 20
Rams 14 3 0 7 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
25–34 2011 CSU, 14–10


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