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2016 New Mexico Lobos football team

The 2016 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Lobos were led by fifth-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 9–4, 6–2 in Mountain West play to win a share of the Mountain Division title with Boise State and Wyoming. After tiebreakers, they did not represent the Mountain Division in the Mountain West Championship Game. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they defeated UTSA.

2016 New Mexico Lobos football
MW Mountain Division co-champion
New Mexico Bowl champion
New Mexico Bowl, W 23–20 vs. UTSA
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record9–4 (6–2 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob DeBesse (5th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple pistol
Defensive coordinatorKevin Cosgrove (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
Wyoming xy   6 – 2     8 – 6  
Boise State x   6 – 2     10 – 3  
New Mexico x   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Air Force   5 – 3     10 – 3  
Colorado State   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Utah State   1 – 7     3 – 9  
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy$   6 – 2     11 – 3  
Hawaii   4 – 4     7 – 7  
Nevada   3 – 5     5 – 7  
San Jose State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
UNLV   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Fresno State   0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.South Dakota*
RTSW/RTRMW 48–2120,221
September 106:00 p.m.at New Mexico State*
ESPN3L 31–3217,852
September 1710:00 a.m.at Rutgers*
ESPNewsL 28–3739,680
October 12:00 p.m.San Jose State 
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
RTRMW 48–4119,852
October 77:00 p.m.No. 19 Boise State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
CBSSNL 21–4920,090
October 151:30 p.m.vs. Air Force
ESPNewsW 45–4018,756
October 227:00 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
RTRM/RTSWW 59–1718,099
October 299:00 p.m.at Hawaii
MW NetW 28–2123,965
November 58:15 p.m.Nevada
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM (Battle of the Wolves)
ESPNUW 35–2617,290
November 128:15 p.m.at Utah State
ESPN2W 24–2115,212
November 198:15 p.m.at Colorado State
ESPN2L 31–4929,133
November 268:15 p.m.Wyoming
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
ESPN2W 56–3516,698
December 1712:00 p.m.UTSA*
ESPNW 23–2029,688
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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Roster

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2016 New Mexico Lobos football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 13 Lamar Jordan   Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 49 Dakota Cox Sr
LB 89 Dyson Chmura   Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 95 Jason Sanders Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

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South Dakota

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1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 14 0 7 0 21
Lobos 14 21 6 7 48
See also: 2016 South Dakota Coyotes football team

At New Mexico State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 14 3 7 7 31
Aggies 3 12 7 10 32
See also: 2016 New Mexico State Aggies football team and Rio Grande Rivalry

At Rutgers

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 21 0 0 7 28
Scarlet Knights 7 21 3 6 37
See also: 2016 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

San Jose State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 13 7 0 21 41
Lobos 14 17 10 7 48
See also: 2016 San Jose State Spartans football team

Boise State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Broncos 14 28 7 0 49
Lobos 7 0 0 14 21
See also: 2016 Boise State Broncos football team

Vs. Air Force

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 14 21 10 0 45
Falcons 10 17 7 6 40
See also: 2016 Air Force Falcons football team

Louisiana–Monroe

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1 2 3 4 Total
Warhawks 0 3 0 14 17
Lobos 28 7 17 7 59
See also: 2016 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

At Hawaii

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 14 0 7 7 28
Rainbow Warriors 0 14 0 7 21
See also: 2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

Nevada

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wolf Pack 0 14 0 12 26
Lobos 7 7 14 7 35
See also: 2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

At Utah State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 0 6 15 3 24
Aggies 14 0 7 0 21
See also: 2016 Utah State Aggies football team

At Colorado State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 7 3 7 14 31
Rams 14 14 21 0 49
See also: 2016 Colorado State Rams football team

Wyoming

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 7 14 14 35
Lobos 21 14 7 14 56
See also: 2016 Wyoming Cowboys football team

UTSA–New Mexico Bowl

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1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 3 3 0 14 20
Lobos 7 3 6 7 23
See also: 2016 UTSA Roadrunners football team and 2016 New Mexico Bowl

References

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  1. ^ "2016 New Mexico Lobos Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
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