2018 New Mexico Lobos football team

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]

2018 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record3–9 (1–7 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCalvin Magee (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorKevin Cosgrove (4th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumDreamstyle Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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 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

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Award watch lists

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Award Player Position Year
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[3] Tyrone Owens RB SR

Mountain West media days

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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

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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

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The Lobos had one player selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team.[5]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.Incarnate Word*ESPN3W 62–3018,213
September 810:00 a.m.at No. 5 Wisconsin*BTNL 14–4577,003
September 156:00 p.m.at New Mexico State*ELVNW 42–2520,673
September 294:00 p.m.Liberty* 
  • Dreamstyle Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 43–5218,804
October 62:00 p.m.at UNLVATTSNRMW 50–1418,949
October 132:00 p.m.at Colorado StateATTSNRML 18–2036,514
October 205:30 p.m.Fresno State
  • Dreamstyle Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
ESPNUL 7–3816,708
October 272:00 p.m.at Utah StateStadiumL 19–6116,119
November 38:15 p.m.San Diego State
  • Dreamstyle Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
ESPNUL 23–3114,646
November 101:30 p.m.at Air ForceCBSSNL 24–4223,723
November 167:00 p.m.No. 23 Boise State
  • Dreamstyle Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
CBSSNL 14–4516,883
November 2412:30 p.m.Wyoming
  • Dreamstyle Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
ATTSNRML 3–3114,269
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

Source:[6]

Roster

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2018 New Mexico Lobos football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

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Incarnate Word

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

At Wisconsin

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

At New Mexico State

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

Liberty

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

At UNLV

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

At Colorado State

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

Fresno State

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

At Utah State

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

San Diego State

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

At Air Force

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

Boise State

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

Wyoming

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

References

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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.