New Mexico Lobos football

The New Mexico Lobos football team is the interscholastic football team at the University of New Mexico. The Lobos compete as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They have a cumulative record of 449–513–31. Their official colors are cherry and silver. The Lobos head coach is Mike Locksley. In 2008, he replaced Rocky Long, who had guided the Lobos to five bowl games in seven seasons. The Lobos play their home games at University Stadium.

Conference affiliation history

 * 1892–1930: Independent
 * 1931–1951: Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association
 * 1952–61: Mountain States Conference
 * 1962–98: Western Athletic Conference
 * 1999–present: Mountain West Conference

Conference championships
New Mexico has won four conference championships in two different conferences (one in 1938 in the Border Conference), yet has not won a conference title in over 40 years.

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Division championships
New Mexico made one appearance in the Western Athletic Conference Championship Game as the winner of the WAC Pacific Division.

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Past players in the NFL

 * Walt Arnold
 * Hank Baskett
 * Quincy Black
 * Travis Brown (wide receiver)
 * Stoney Case
 * Robin Cole - 1x Pro Bowl selection (1984), 1x All-Pro selection (1984), 2x Super Bowl Champion
 * Ryan Cook
 * Preston Dennard
 * Terance Mathis - 1x Pro Bowl selection (1994), 1x All-Pro selection (1994)
 * Terrance Pennington
 * Don Perkins - 6x pro bowl selection
 * Glover Quinn
 * David Sloan - 1x Pro Bowl selection (1999)
 * Marcus Smith
 * Paul Smith - AFC-NFC Pro Bowl (1972, 1973)
 * Nick Speegle
 * Robert Turner
 * Brian Urlacher - 7x Pro Bowl selection (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010), 4x All-Pro selection (2001, 2002, 2005, 2006)

2010 Annual team awards
Each year members of the Lobos football team who distinguished themselves during the football season are honored at the Lobos Annual Football Awards Banquet. For the 2010 football season, the following team members were honored: Bill Brannin Award (Most Valuable Player), Lucas Reed, TE; Reese Leroy Hill Memorial Award (Offensive Player of the Year), Lucas Reed, TE; Clyde Horace Hill Memorial Award (Most Improved Player), Josh Fussell, FB and Karlin Givens, OG; Outstanding Offensive Lineman, Byron Bell, OT; Colonel H.J. Golightly Award (Top Defensive Player), Seth Johannemann, DE; Chuck Cummins Memorial Award (Most Inspirational Player), Cody Neely, LB; 1st Team Award (Unselfish Devotion to the Team), Nick Wilhelm, WR; Outstanding Special Teams Player, James Aho, K; Leading Tackler, Carmen Messina, LB; Most Valuable Offensive Scout, Lamaar Thomas, WR; Most Valuable Defensive Scout, Matt Raymer, S; The Red Menance Fan Appreciation Award, Josh Fussell, FB; Zia Award (Most Valuable New Mexico Player), Chris Hernandez, WR; Team Captains of the Year: Byron Bell, OT; Mike Cannon, OG; Seth Johannemann, DE.

About the Clyde and Reese Hill memorial awards: The Hill brothers were members of the Lobos football team prior to WWII (Clyde, 1941; Reese, 1939–1941). Both men were described by UNM coaches as extraordinary athletes. Clyde came to UNM after serving in the U.S. Marines where he was a boxing champion. At UNM, he was a member of the university boxing team and made the football team as a walk-on. Reese came to UNM as a highly touted recruit. A "legend" in northern New Mexico high school sports, he lettered in four sports at St. Michael's High School in Santa Fe. While at UNM, he was a member of the university's track, basketball and football teams. The Hill brothers were described by a contemporary as being "He-Men, the kind of men who could throw you across a room." After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Clyde and Reese left UNM to enlist in the military. Clyde died as a U.S. Marine F4U fighter pilot at Okinawa with the rank of Captain, while Reese—a U.S. Army 1st Lt. and glider pilot—survived the invasion of Normandy only to be killed when his glider was shot down over Holland.