2016 New Mexico Lobos football team

2016 New Mexico Lobos football
File:New Mexico Lobos wordmark.svg
MW Mountain Division co-champion New Mexico Bowl champion
New Mexico Bowl, W 23–20 vs. UTSA
Conference	Mountain West Conference Mountain Division
2016 record	9–4 (6–2 MW)
Head coach	Bob Davie (5th year)
Offensive coordinator	Bob DeBesse (5th year)
Offensive scheme	Pistol-option/Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Cosgrove (2nd year)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	University Stadium (Capacity: 39,224)
Seasons « 2015 2017 »

Template:2016 Mountain West Conference football standings The 2016 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Lobos were led by fifth-year head coach Bob Davie. They played their home games at University Stadium and were members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in Mountain West play to win a share of the Mountain Division title with Boise State and Wyoming. After tiebreakers, they did not represent the Mountain Division in the Mountain West Championship Game. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they defeated UTSA.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	South Dakota*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	RTSW/RTRM	W 48–21	20,221
September 10	6:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry)	ESPN3	L 31–32	17,852
September 17	10:00 a.m.	at Rutgers*	High Point Solutions Stadium Pisacataway, NJ	ESPNews	L 28–37	39,680
October 1	2:00 p.m.	San Jose State	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	RTRM	W 48–41	19,852
October 7	7:00 p.m.	No. 19 Boise State	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	CBSSN	L 21–49	20,090
October 15	1:30 p.m.	vs. Air Force	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	ESPNews	W 45–40	18,756
October 22	7:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	RTRM/RTSW	W 59–17	18,099
October 29	9:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	MW Net	W 28–21	23,965
November 5	8:15 p.m.	Nevada	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ESPNU	W 35–26	17,290
November 12	8:15 p.m.	at Utah State	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	ESPN2	W 24–21	15,212
November 19	8:15 p.m.	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPN2	L 31–49	29,133
November 26	8:15 p.m.	Wyoming	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ESPN2	W 56–35	16,698
December 17	12:00 p.m.	UTSA*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl)	ESPN	W 23–20	29,688
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

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Roster

2016 New Mexico Lobos football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 89 Chmura, DysonDyson Chmura File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 95 Sanders, JasonJason Sanders 5.0 !Jr	Head coach Bob Davie Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Game summaries

South Dakota

	1	2	3	4	OT
Coyotes	14	0	7	0	21
Lobos	14	21	6	7	48

See also: 2016 South Dakota Coyotes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	OT
Lobos	14	3	7	7	31
Aggies	3	12	7	10	32

See also: 2016 New Mexico State Aggies football team and Rio Grande Rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
70–31–5	2015	UNM, 38–29

at Rutgers

	1	2	3	4	OT
Lobos	21	0	0	7	28
Scarlet Knights	7	21	3	6	37

See also: 2016 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	OT
Spartans	13	7	0	21	41
Lobos	14	17	10	7	48

See also: 2016 San Jose State Spartans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–12–1	2015	SJSU, 31–21

Boise State

	1	2	3	4	OT
#19 Broncos	14	28	7	0	49
Lobos	7	0	0	14	21

See also: 2016 Boise State Broncos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–6	2015	UNM, 31–24

vs. Air Force

	1	2	3	4	OT
Lobos	14	21	10	0	45
Falcons	10	17	7	6	40

See also: 2016 Air Force Falcons football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–21	2015	UNM, 47–35

Louisiana–Monroe

	1	2	3	4	OT
Warhawks	0	3	0	14	17
Lobos	28	7	17	7	59

See also: 2016 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	OT
Lobos	14	0	7	7	28
Rainbow Warriors	0	14	0	7	21

See also: 2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–14	2015	UNM, 28–27

Nevada

	1	2	3	4	OT
Wolf Pack	0	14	0	12	26
Lobos	7	7	14	7	35

See also: 2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–3–1	2015	NEV, 35–17

at Utah State

	1	2	3	4	OT
Lobos	0	6	15	3	24
Aggies	14	0	7	0	21

See also: 2016 Utah State Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–10	2015	UNM, 14–13

at Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	OT
Lobos	7	3	7	14	31
Rams	14	14	21	0	49

See also: 2016 Colorado State Rams football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–38	2015	CSU, 28–21

Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	OT
Cowboys	0	7	14	14	35
Lobos	21	14	7	14	56

See also: 2016 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
33–35	2015	UNM, 38–28

UTSA–New Mexico Bowl

	1	2	3	4	OT
Roadrunners	3	3	0	14	20
Lobos	7	3	6	7	23

See also: 2016 UTSA Roadrunners football team and 2016 New Mexico Bowl

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2014	UNM, 21–9