2018 New Mexico Lobos football team

2018 New Mexico Lobos football
2018 New Mexico Lobos football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
	Mountain Division
Record	3–9 (1–7 MW)
Head coach	Bob Davie (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Calvin Magee (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Cosgrove (4th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Dreamstyle Stadium

2018 Mountain West Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State x	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 22 Utah State	7	–	1	11	–	2
Wyoming	4	–	4	6	–	6
Air Force	3	–	5	5	–	7
Colorado State	2	–	6	3	–	9
New Mexico	1	–	7	3	–	9
West Division
No. 18 Fresno State x$	7	–	1	12	–	2
Nevada	5	–	3	8	–	5
Hawaii	5	–	3	8	–	6
San Diego State	4	–	4	7	–	6
UNLV	2	–	6	4	–	8
San Jose State	1	–	7	1	–	11
Championship: Fresno State 19, Boise State 16 (OT)
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Preseason

Award watch lists

Award	Player	Position	Year
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award^[3]	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.^[4]

Media poll

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Mountain Division
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.^[5]

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

Source:^[6]

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	Total
Cardinals	7	9	0	14	30
Lobos	28	7	13	14	62

At Wisconsin

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

At New Mexico State

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

Liberty

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

At UNLV

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

At Colorado State

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

Fresno State

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

At Utah State

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

San Diego State

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

At Air Force

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

Boise State

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

Wyoming

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

References

↑ "2018 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
↑ "2018 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
↑ "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
↑ "Boise State, Fresno State Picked to Win 2018 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles".
↑ "2018 Mountain West Football Preseason All-Conference Team".
↑ New Mexico Lobos football schedule. GoLobos.com. Retrieved March 31, 2018.

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[1] "2018 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 25, 2018.

[2] "2018 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 25, 2018.

[3] "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.

[4] "Boise State, Fresno State Picked to Win 2018 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles".

[5] "2018 Mountain West Football Preseason All-Conference Team".

[6] New Mexico Lobos football schedule. GoLobos.com. Retrieved March 31, 2018.

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