2018 New Mexico Lobos football team

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
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  
  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 as a member of the Mountain Division in the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Bob Davie, the Lobos compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the MW's Mountain Division. They were outscored by a total of 434 to 319. The team played home games at Dreamstyle Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Schedule

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*dagger
  • Dreamstyle Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 43–5218,804
October 62:00 p.m.at UNLV
ATTSNRMW 50–1418,949
October 132:00 p.m.at Colorado State
ATTSNRML 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 State
StadiumL 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 Force
CBSSNL 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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

[1][2][3]

Preseason

Award watch lists

Award Player Position Year
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[4] 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.[5]

Preseason All-Mountain West Team

The Lobos had one player selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team.[6]

Game summaries

Incarnate Word

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 9 0 14 30
Lobos 28 7 13 14 62
See also: 2018 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

At Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 7 0 0 7 14
No. 5 Badgers 3 7 14 21 45
See also: 2018 Wisconsin Badgers football team

At New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
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

Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total
Flames 21 21 0 10 52
Lobos 7 3 13 20 43
See also: 2018 Liberty Flames football team

At UNLV

1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 0 29 7 14 50
Rebels 0 0 0 14 14
See also: 2018 UNLV Rebels football team

At Colorado State

1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 0 3 8 7 18
Rams 7 7 3 3 20
See also: 2018 Colorado State Rams football team

Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 10 14 14 0 38
Lobos 0 7 0 0 7
See also: 2018 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

At Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 3 2 14 0 19
Aggies 28 24 9 0 61
See also: 2018 Utah State Aggies football team

San Diego State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aztecs 7 0 7 17 31
Lobos 7 3 6 7 23
See also: 2018 San Diego State Aztecs football team

At Air Force

1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 0 17 7 0 24
Falcons 7 14 14 7 42
See also: 2018 Air Force Falcons football team

Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Broncos 14 10 7 14 45
Lobos 0 7 0 7 14
See also: 2018 Boise State Broncos football team

Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 7 7 3 14 31
Lobos 0 3 0 0 3
See also: 2018 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "New Mexico Lobos Schedule 2018". ESPN. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  2. ^ "2018 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  3. ^ "2018-19 Football Schedule". University of New Mexico. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  4. ^ "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  5. ^ "Boise State, Fresno State Picked to Win 2018 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles".
  6. ^ "2018 Mountain West Football Preseason All-Conference Team".
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