2018 New Mexico Lobos football team

2018 New Mexico Lobos football
File:New Mexico Lobos wordmark.svg
Conference	Mountain West Conference Mountain Division
2018 record	3–9 (1–7 MW)
Head coach	Bob Davie (7th year)
Offensive coordinator	Calvin Magee (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Cosgrove (4th year)
Home stadium	Dreamstyle Stadium (Capacity: 39,224)
Seasons « 2017 2019 »

Template:2018 Mountain West Conference football standings 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.

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.

Previous season

The Lobos finished the 2017 season 3–9, 1–7 in Mountain West play to finish in last place in the Mountain Division.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Award	Player	Position	Year
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award	Tyrone Owens	RB	SR

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.

Media poll

Mountain Division
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Boise State	132 (22)
2	Wyoming	95
3	Colorado State	82
4	Utah State	78
5	Air Force	52
6	New Mexico	23

Preseason All-Mountain West Team

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

Offense Aaron Jenkins – OL

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	Incarnate Word*	Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ESPN3	W 62–30	18,213
September 8	10:00 a.m.	at No. 5 Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	BTN	L 14–45	77,003
September 15	6:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry)	ELVN	W 42–25	20,673
September 29	4:00 p.m.	Liberty*	Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM		L 43–52	18,804
October 6	2:00 p.m.	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	ATTSNRM	W 50–14	18,949
October 13	2:00 p.m.	at Colorado State	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ATTSNRM	L 18–20	36,514
October 20	5:30 p.m.	Fresno State	Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ESPNU	L 7–38	16,708
October 27	2:00 p.m.	at Utah State	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	Stadium	L 19–61	16,119
November 3	8:15 p.m.	San Diego State	Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ESPNU	L 23–31	14,646
November 10	1:30 p.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN	L 24–42	23,723
November 16	7:00 p.m.	No. 23 Boise State	Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM	CBSSN	L 14–45	16,883
November 24	12:30 p.m.	Wyoming	Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ATTSNRM	L 3–31	14,269
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Roster

2018 New Mexico Lobos football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bob Davie Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Game summaries

Incarnate Word

	1	2	3	4	OT
Cardinals	7	9	0	14	30
Lobos	28	7	13	14	62

See also: 2018 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	OT
Lobos	7	0	0	7	14
No. 5 Badgers	3	7	14	21	45

See also: 2018 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	OT
Lobos	7	14	7	14	42
Aggies	17	0	0	8	25

See also: 2018 New Mexico State Aggies football team and Rio Grande Rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
70–33–5	2017	NMSU, 30–28

Liberty

	1	2	3	4	OT
Flames	21	21	0	10	52
Lobos	7	3	13	20	43

See also: 2018 Liberty Flames football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at UNLV

	1	2	3	4	OT
Lobos	0	29	7	14	50
Rebels	0	0	0	14	14

See also: 2018 UNLV Rebels football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–12	2017	UNLV, 38–35

at Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	OT
Lobos	0	3	8	7	18
Rams	7	7	3	3	20

See also: 2018 Colorado State Rams football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–40	2017	CSU, 24-27

Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	OT
Bulldogs	10	14	14	0	38
Lobos	0	7	0	0	7

See also: 2018 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–12	2017	FSU, 38–0

at Utah State

	1	2	3	4	OT
Lobos	3	2	14	0	19
Aggies	28	24	9	0	61

See also: 2018 Utah State Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–11	2017	USU, 24–10

San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	OT
Aztecs	7	0	7	17	31
Lobos	7	3	6	7	23

See also: 2018 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–26	2017	SDSU, 35–10

at Air Force

	1	2	3	4	OT
Lobos	0	17	7	0	24
Falcons	7	14	14	7	42

See also: 2018 Air Force Falcons football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–21	2017	UNM, 56–38

Boise State

	1	2	3	4	OT
No. 23 Broncos	14	10	7	14	45
Lobos	0	7	0	7	14

See also: 2018 Boise State Broncos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–8	2017	BSU, 28–14

Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	OT
Cowboys	7	7	3	14	31
Lobos	0	3	0	0	3

See also: 2018 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
34–36	2017	WYO, 42–3