New Mexico Lobos

The New Mexico Lobos are the athletic teams that represent the University of New Mexico, located in Albuquerque. The university has participated in the NCAA Division I in the Mountain West Conference (MW) since 1999, after leaving the Western Athletic Conference. The university's athletic program fields teams in 20 varsity sports. The only varsity teams that do not compete in the MW are in sports that the conference does not sponsor: men's soccer, which plays in Conference USA (C-USA); and skiing, which competes in the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association (RMISA).

Football

New Mexico Lobos college football

First Season
1892
Team History
New Mexico Lobos (1920-present)
Conference
Mountain West Conference (1999-present) Western Athletic Conference (1962-98) Mountain States Conference (1951-61) Border Conference (1931-50) Independent (1892-1930)
Venue
University Stadium (1960-2019, 2021-present) Sam Boyd Stadium (2020) Zimmerman Field (1938-59) University Field (1892-1937)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1930s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1938
January 2, 1939	vs. Utah	Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX)

1940s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1943
January 1, 1944	vs. Southwestern	Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX)

1950s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1950
November 11	at Army	Michie Stadium
1955
October 8	at Utah State	Romney Stadium
1956
November 24	vs. San Diego State	Zimmerman Field
1958
October 25	at Wyoming	Memorial Stadium

1960s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1960
October 15	vs. Utah State	University Stadium
1961
October 21	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium
December 9	vs. Western Michigan	Aviation Bowl (Dayton, OH)
1962
September 22	at Wyoming	Memorial Stadium
October 6	at UTEP	Kidd Field
1965
October 30	vs. San Jose State	University Stadium

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1973
October 6	vs. Arizona State	University Stadium
November 10	vs. Utah	University Stadium
1974
October 19	at Wyoming	Memorial Stadium
November 2	vs. New Mexico State	University Stadium
1978
September 23	vs. UNLV	University Stadium
October 28	at UTEP	Sun Bowl
1979
September 15	at Texas Tech	Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
November 22	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
1981
October 17	vs. Tulane	Falcon Stadium
October 24	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium
1982
October 2	vs. New Mexico	Falcon Stadium
December 31	vs. Vanderbilt	Hall of Fame Classic (Birmingham, AL)
1983
November 19	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
1984
September 1	vs. San Diego State	Falcon Stadium
October 13	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
1985
December 31	vs. Texas	Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston, TX)
1986
October 18	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
1987
December 30	vs. Arizona State	Anaheim Stadium
1988
October 22	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
1989
December 28	vs. Ole Miss	Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN)

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1991
December 29	vs. Mississippi State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
1995
December 27	vs. Texas Tech	Arizona Stadium

2000s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2003
September 6	at Northwestern	Ryan Field
2008
August 30	vs. Southern Utah	Falcon Stadium
2009
November 14	vs. UNLV	Falcon Stadium

2010s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2010
December 27	vs. Georgia Tech	Independence Stadium
2011
December 28	vs. Toledo	Military Bowl (Washington, DC)
2012
September 8	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1960s	1961
1980s	1982
2010s	2017 • 2019
2020s	2021