2012 New Mexico Lobos football team

2012 New Mexico Lobos football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2012 record	4–9 (1–7 MWC)
Head coach	Bob Davie (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Bob DeBesse (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Pistol/Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Mills (1st year)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	University Stadium (Capacity: 39,224)

2012 Mountain West Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#18 Boise State +		7	–	1					11	–	2
Fresno State +		7	–	1					9	–	4
San Diego State +		7	–	1					9	–	4
Air Force		5	–	3					6	–	7
Nevada		4	–	4					7	–	6
Wyoming		3	–	5					4	–	8
Colorado State		3	–	5					4	–	8
UNLV		2	–	6					2	–	11
New Mexico		1	–	7					4	–	9
Hawaii		1	–	7					3	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Lobos were led by first-year head coach Bob Davie. They played their home games at University Stadium and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 4–9, 1–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for ninth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	3:00 PM	Southern*	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM		W 66–21	28,450
September 8	6:00 PM	at #15 Texas*	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	LHN	L 0–45	100,990
September 15	6:00 PM	at Texas Tech*	Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX	FCS Central	L 14–49	58,955
September 22	6:00 PM	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry)	AV/ESPN3	W 27–14	25,211
September 29	4:00 PM	Boise State	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM	Comcast	L 29–32	28,270
October 6	4:00 PM	Texas State*	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM	PVN	W 35–14	22,135
October 13	10:00 PM	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI	ROOT	W 35–23	31,632
October 20	5:00 PM	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	ROOT	L 23–28	29,726
October 27	1:30 PM	Fresno State	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM	Comcast/TWCSN	L 32–49	19,856
November 3	2:00 PM	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV	Comcast/TWCSN	L 7–35	12,835
November 10	1:30 PM	Wyoming	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM	Comcast	L 23–28	17,839
November 17	1:30 PM	Nevada	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM	Comcast	L 24–31	17,290
November 24	5:00 PM	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO	ROOT	L 20–24	12,286
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Game notes

Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	6	7	8	21
Lobos	7	38	14	7	66

See also: 2012 Southern Jaguars football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting	2012	UNM, 66–21

at Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	0	0	0	0	0
#15 Longhorns	7	10	14	14	45

See also: 2012 Texas Longhorns football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	1988	TEX, 47–0

at Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	0	14	0	0	14
Red Raiders	14	28	7	0	49

See also: 2012 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–36–2	2011	TTU, 59–13

at New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	3	10	7	7	27
Aggies	0	7	0	7	14

See also: 2012 New Mexico State Aggies football team and Rio Grande Rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
66–31–5	2011	NMSU, 42–28

Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#24 Broncos	3	22	0	7	32
Lobos	0	0	14	15	29

See also: 2012 Boise State Broncos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	2011	BSU, 45–0

Texas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	7	0	0	14
Lobos	14	14	7	0	35

See also: 2012 Texas State Bobcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2003	UNM, 72–8

at Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	14	7	7	7	35
Warriors	0	10	7	6	23

See also: 2012 Hawaii Warriors football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–14	1998	UNM, 30–20

at Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	10	0	7	6	23
Falcons	7	7	7	7	28

See also: 2012 Air Force Falcons football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–19	2011	AF, 42–0

Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	14	21	14	49
Lobos	14	10	0	8	32

See also: 2012 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–8	1998	FRES, 28–20

at UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	0	0	7	0	7
Rebels	7	14	7	7	35

See also: 2012 UNLV Rebels football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–9	2011	UNM, 21–14

Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	21	0	7	28
Lobos	0	7	10	6	23

See also: 2012 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
31–33	2011	WYO, 31–10

Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	7	14	10	0	31
Lobos	14	3	7	0	24

See also: 2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1–1	2011	NEV, 49–7

at Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	7	0	3	10	20
Rams	14	3	0	7	24

See also: 2012 Colorado State Rams football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–34	2011	CSU, 14–10