The Lobos in action against Navy

This is a list of New Mexico Lobos football seasons. The Lobos are part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Since their inception in 1892, the Lobos have played in over 1,100 games in over a century of play, including 13 bowl games, with interruptions occurring in 1895–1898, 1900 and 1902. They are a charter member of the Mountain West Conference (MWC), which they have been a part of since 1999. Prior to the Lobos joining the conference, they were a member of the Border Conference from 1931 to 1951, the Mountain States Conference (also known as the Skyline Conference) from 1952 to 1961, and the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) from 1962 to 1998. The Lobos have had brief spurts of success, with the Lobos having won four conference titles and two division titles.[1]

Seasons

Year Coach Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Independent (1892–1930)
1892 No coach 0–2
1893 No coach 3–1
1894 W. A. Zimmer 1–1–1
1899 No coach 1–1
1901 Joe Napier 0–3–1
1903 Walter McEwan 3–0–1
1904 Walter McEwan 1–0
1905 Martin F. Angell 5–1–1
1906 Martin F. Angell 3–1
1907 Martin F. Angell 1–0
1908 Hermon H. Conwell 5–1
1909 Sam P. McBirney 4–2
1910 Carl Hamilton 0–3
1911 Ralph Hutchinson 1–3–1
1912 Ralph Hutchinson 0–4
1913 Ralph Hutchinson 3–2
1914 Ralph Hutchinson 3–1–1
1915 Ralph Hutchinson 3–1
1916 Ralph Hutchinson 3–2
1917 Frank E. Wood 1–2
1919 John F. McGough 3–0–2
1920 Roy W. Johnson 3–3
1921 Roy W. Johnson 2–2
1922 Roy W. Johnson 3–4
1923 Roy W. Johnson 3–5
1924 Roy W. Johnson 5–1
1925 Roy W. Johnson 2–4–1
1926 Roy W. Johnson 4–2–1
1927 Roy W. Johnson 8–0–1
1928 Roy W. Johnson 5–2–1
1929 Roy W. Johnson 2–4–2
1930 Roy W. Johnson 4–5
New Mexico Lobos (Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1931–1933)
1931 Chuck Riley 3–3–1 1–1–1 T–2nd
1932 Chuck Riley 1–6–1 1–3–1 6th
1933 Chuck Riley 3–4–1 2–2 4th
1934 Gwinn Henry 8–1 3–1 2nd
1935 Gwinn Henry 6–4 3–2 3rd
1936 Gwinn Henry 2–7 1–4 7th
1937 Ted Shipkey 4–4–1 2–3–1 5th
1938 Ted Shipkey 8–3 4–2 T–1st L Sun
1939 Ted Shipkey 8–2 4–2 2nd
1940 Ted Shipkey 5–4 4–2 4th
1941 Ted Shipkey 5–4–1 3–2–1 5th
1942 Willis Barnes 4–5–2 3–4 6th
1943 Willis Barnes 3–2 L Sun
1944 Willis Barnes 1–7
1945 Willis Barnes 6–1–1 W Sun
1946 Willis Barnes 5–5–2 4–2–1 3rd T Harbor
1947 Berl Huffman 4–5–1 1–5–1 7th
1948 Berl Huffman 2–9 1–6 8th
1949 Berl Huffman 2–8 1–6 8th
1950 Dudley DeGroot 2–8 2–5 7th
New Mexico Lobos (Mountain States Conference / Skyline Conference) (1951–1962)
1951 Dudley DeGroot 4–7 2–4 7th
1952 Dudley DeGroot 7–2 5–1 2nd
1953 Bob Titchenal 5–3–1 3–2–1 4th
1954 Bob Titchenal 5–5 3–3 T–4th
1955 Bob Titchenal 2–8 1–5 7th
1956 Dick Clausen 4–6 2–4 6th
1957 Dick Clausen 4–6 2–4 5th
1958 Marv Levy 7–3 5–1 2nd
1959 Marv Levy 7–3 4–2 3rd
1960 Bill Weeks 5–5 4–2 4th
1961 Bill Weeks 7–4 3–3 T–3rd W Aviation
New Mexico Lobos (Western Athletic Conference) (1962–1999)
1962 Bill Weeks 7–2–1 2–1–1 1st
1963 Bill Weeks 6–4 3–1 1st
1964 Bill Weeks 9–2 3–1 T–1st 16
1965 Bill Weeks 3–7 2–3 4th
1966 Bill Weeks 2–8 0–5 6th
1967 Bill Weeks 1–9 0–5 6th
1968 Rudy Feldman 0–10 0–7 8th
1969 Rudy Feldman 4–6 1–5 7th
1970 Rudy Feldman 7–3 5–1 2nd
1971 Rudy Feldman 6–3–2 5–1 2nd
1972 Rudy Feldman 3–8 2–4 6th
1973 Rudy Feldman 4–7 3–4 T–4th
1974 Bill Mondt 4–6–1 3–4 T–4th
1975 Bill Mondt 6–5 4–3 T–4th
1976 Bill Mondt 4–7 3–4 T–5th
1977 Bill Mondt 5–7 2–5 T–6th
1978 Bill Mondt 7–5 3–3 4th
1979 Bill Mondt 5–7 3–4 T–5th
1980 Joe Morrison 4–7 3–4 6th
1981 Joe Morrison 4–7–1 3–4–1 5th
1982 Joe Morrison 10–1 6–1 2nd
1983 Joe Lee Dunn 6–6 4–3 4th
1984 Joe Lee Dunn 4–8 1–7 T–8th
1985 Joe Lee Dunn 3–8 2–6 7th
1986 Joe Lee Dunn 4–8 2–5 7th
1987 Mike Sheppard 0–11 0–8 9th
1988 Mike Sheppard 2–10 1–7 8th
1989 Mike Sheppard 2–10 0–7 8th
1990 Mike Sheppard 2–10 1–6 8th
1991 Mike Sheppard 3–9 2–6 T–8th
1992 Dennis Franchione 3–8 2–6 9th
1993 Dennis Franchione 6–5 4–4 T–6th
1994 Dennis Franchione 5–7 4–4 T–5th
1995 Dennis Franchione 4–7 2–6 T–7th
1996 Dennis Franchione 6–5 3–5 T–5th (Mountain)
1997 Dennis Franchione 9–4 6–2 1st (Mountain) L Insight.com
1998 Rocky Long 3–9 1–7 7th (Pacific)
New Mexico Lobos (Mountain West Conference) (1999–present)
1999 Rocky Long 4–7 3–4 T–5th
2000 Rocky Long 5–7 3–4 T–5th
2001 Rocky Long 6–5 4–3 T–3rd
2002 Rocky Long 7–7 5–2 2nd L Las Vegas
2003 Rocky Long 8–5 5–2 2nd L Las Vegas
2004 Rocky Long 7–5 5–2 2nd L Emerald
2005 Rocky Long 6–5 4–4 T–4th
2006 Rocky Long 6–7 4–4 5th L New Mexico
2007 Rocky Long 9–4 5–3 T–3rd W New Mexico
2008 Rocky Long 4–8 2–6 7th
2009 Mike Locksley 1–11 1–7 8th
2010 Mike Locksley 1–11 1–7 T–8th
2011 Mike Locksley / George Barlow 1–11 1–6 T–6th
2012 Bob Davie 4–9 1–7 T–9th
2013 Bob Davie 3–9 1–7 5th (Mountain)
2014 Bob Davie 4–8 2–6 T–5th (Mountain)
2015 Bob Davie 7–6 5–3 T–2nd (Mountain) L New Mexico
2016 Bob Davie 9–4 6–2 T–1st (Mountain) W New Mexico
2017 Bob Davie 3–9 1–7 6th (Mountain)
2018 Bob Davie 3–9 1–7 6th (Mountain)
2019 Bob Davie / Saga Tuitele 2–10 0–8 6th (Mountain)
2020 Danny Gonzales 2–5 2–5 T-7th
2021 Danny Gonzales 3–9 1-7 6th (Mountain)
Total: 493–622–31 (.444)
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ^ "The University of New Mexico Lobos - 2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 4, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
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