New Mexico Lobos
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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
| 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 | |
| 1975 | |||
| October 3 | at BYU | Cougar 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | |||
| September 4 | at Wyoming | Memorial Stadium | |
| October 2 | at Air Force | Falcon Stadium | |
| 1985 | |||
| November 2 | at UTEP | Sun Bowl | |
| 1986 | |||
| October 11 | vs. UTEP | University Stadium | |
| 1989 | |||
| October 21 | at Florida | Florida Field | |
1990s
| Season/Date | Opponent | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | |||
| September 21 | vs. UNLV | University Stadium | |
| 1997 | |||
| December 27 | vs. Arizona | Arizona Stadium | |
2000s
| Season/Date | Opponent | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | |||
| December 23 | vs. San Jose State | University Stadium | |
| 2007 | |||
| December 22 | vs. Nevada | University Stadium | |
Media guides and yearbooks
Media guides
| 1970s | 1974 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 1985 |
| 2000s | 2006 |
| 2010s | 2019 |
