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2018 New Mexico Lobos football team
American college football season
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]
Quick Facts New Mexico Lobos football, Conference ...
| 2018 New Mexico Lobos football | |
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| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Division | Mountain Division |
| Record | 3–9 (1–7 MW) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Calvin Magee (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Kevin Cosgrove (4th season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Dreamstyle Stadium |
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| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Award watch lists
More information Award, Player ...
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
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| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[3] | Tyrone Owens | RB | SR |
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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
More information Predicted finish, Team ...
| Mountain Division | ||
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Boise State | 132 (22) |
| 2 | Wyoming | 95 |
| 3 | Colorado State | 82 |
| 4 | Utah State | 78 |
| 5 | Air Force | 52 |
| 6 | New Mexico | 23 |
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Preseason All-Mountain West Team
The Lobos had one player selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team.[5]
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Offense Aaron Jenkins – OL |
More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Incarnate Word* | ESPN3 | W 62–30 | 18,213 | |
| September 8 | 10:00 a.m. | at No. 5 Wisconsin* | BTN | L 14–45 | 77,003 | |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at New Mexico State* | ELVN | W 42–25 | 20,673 | |
| September 29 | 4:00 p.m. | Liberty* |
| L 43–52 | 18,804 | |
| October 6 | 2:00 p.m. | at UNLV | ATTSNRM | W 50–14 | 18,949 | |
| October 13 | 2:00 p.m. | at Colorado State | ATTSNRM | L 18–20 | 36,514 | |
| October 20 | 5:30 p.m. | Fresno State |
| ESPNU | L 7–38 | 16,708 |
| October 27 | 2:00 p.m. | at Utah State | Stadium | L 19–61 | 16,119 | |
| November 3 | 8:15 p.m. | San Diego State |
| ESPNU | L 23–31 | 14,646 |
| November 10 | 1:30 p.m. | at Air Force | CBSSN | L 24–42 | 23,723 | |
| November 16 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 23 Boise State |
| CBSSN | L 14–45 | 16,883 |
| November 24 | 12:30 p.m. | Wyoming |
| ATTSNRM | L 3–31 | 14,269 |
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Incarnate Word
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cardinals | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 30 |
| Lobos | 28 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 62 |
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At Wisconsin
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lobos | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 5 Badgers | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 45 |
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See also: 2018 Wisconsin Badgers football team
At New Mexico State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lobos | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
| Aggies | 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25 |
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See also: 2018 New Mexico State Aggies football team and Rio Grande Rivalry
Liberty
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Flames | 21 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 52 |
| Lobos | 7 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 43 |
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See also: 2018 Liberty Flames football team
At UNLV
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lobos | 0 | 29 | 7 | 14 | 50 |
| Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
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At Colorado State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lobos | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 |
| Rams | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
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Fresno State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 10 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| Lobos | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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See also: 2018 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
At Utah State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lobos | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 19 |
| Aggies | 28 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 61 |
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San Diego State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aztecs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 31 |
| Lobos | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
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At Air Force
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lobos | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Falcons | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
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See also: 2018 Air Force Falcons football team
Boise State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 23 Broncos | 14 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| Lobos | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
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See also: 2018 Boise State Broncos football team
Wyoming
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
| Lobos | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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See also: 2018 Wyoming Cowboys football team
- "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.
- New Mexico Lobos football schedule. GoLobos.com. Retrieved March 31, 2018.