2015 New Mexico Lobos football team

The 2015 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Lobos were led by fourth-year head coach Bob Davie. They played their home games at University Stadium and were members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a four-way tie for second place. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they lost to Arizona.

2015 New Mexico Lobos football
New Mexico Bowl vs. Arizona, L 37–45
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record7–6 (5–3 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob DeBesse (4th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple pistol
Defensive coordinatorKevin Cosgrove (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
Air Force x   6 2     8 6  
New Mexico   5 3     7 6  
Utah State   5 3     6 7  
Boise State   5 3     9 4  
Colorado State   5 3     7 6  
Wyoming   2 6     2 10  
West Division
San Diego State x$   8 0     11 3  
Nevada   4 4     7 6  
San Jose State   4 4     6 7  
Fresno State   2 6     3 9  
UNLV   2 6     3 9  
Hawaii   0 8     3 10  
Championship: San Diego State 27, Air Force 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 p.m.Mississippi Valley State*W 66–021,930
September 126:00 p.m.Tulsa*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
ESPN3L 21–4024,167
September 188:00 p.m.at Arizona State*P12NL 10–3443,310
September 261:00 p.m.at WyomingRTRMW 38–2818,723
October 36:00 p.m.New Mexico State*
RTRMW 38–2930,900
October 105:00 p.m.at Nevada
MWNL 17–3520,426
October 175:00 p.m.Hawaii
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
RTRMW 28–2720,541
October 245:00 p.m.at San Jose StateRTRML 21–3111,646
November 71:30 p.m.Utah State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
CBSSNW 14–1319,886
November 148:15 p.m.at Boise StateESPNUW 31–2432,780
November 213:30 p.m.Colorado State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
RTRML 21–2821,643
November 288:15 p.m.Air Force
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
ESPNUW 47–3518,868
December 1912:00 p.m.Arizona*
ESPNL 37–4530,289
Schedule Source:[1]

Game summaries

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Mississippi Valley State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Delta Devils 0 0 0 0 0
Lobos 21 17 21 7 66

Tulsa

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 10 10 10 10 40
Lobos 14 0 7 0 21

At Arizona State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 0 0 10 0 10
Sun Devils 0 10 14 10 34

At Wyoming

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 14 14 7 3 38
Cowboys 0 14 7 7 28

New Mexico State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 17 9 3 0 29
Lobos 14 0 15 9 38

At Nevada

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 3 7 0 7 17
Wolf Pack 0 14 7 14 35

Hawaii

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rainbow Warriors 10 14 0 3 27
Lobos 7 7 7 7 28

At San Jose State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 7 7 0 7 21
Spartans 7 14 7 3 31

Utah State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 3 7 3 13
Lobos 0 7 7 0 14

At Boise State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 7 7 3 14 31
Broncos 0 3 7 14 24

Colorado State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 14 3 3 8 28
Lobos 7 7 7 0 21

Air Force

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1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 7 7 14 35
Lobos 14 17 3 13 47

New Mexico Bowl–Arizona

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 21 14 3 45
Lobos 3 14 14 6 37

References

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  1. ^ "2015 New Mexico Lobos Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 7, 2015.