2008 New Mexico Lobos football team
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| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| 2008 record | 4–8 (2–6 MWC) |
| Head coach | Rocky Long |
| Home stadium |
University Stadium (Capacity: 40,094) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #2 Utah $ | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #7 TCU | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #25 BYU | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. New Mexico competed as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MWC), and played their home games in the University Stadium. The Lobos were led by 11th-year head coach Rocky Long.
The Lobos upset ten-point favorites Arizona, 36–28.[1] Against ninth-ranked BYU, New Mexico had a fourth quarter touchdown overturned due to a controversial penalty call. On fourth down with 21 yards to go, the Lobos then failed to convert for a first down. BYU scored on their next possession to clinch the victory, 21–3.[1][2] New Mexico also played a close game against 10th-ranked Utah, which finished the season undefeated and ranked second in the nation. The Lobos were stopped at the Utes' goal line on fourth down, and eventually lost by a three-point margin.[1]
New Mexico finished the season with a 4–8 record (MWC: 2–6).[3] It was the Lobos' first losing season in conference play since 2000.[4] After the season, Rocky Long resigned as head coach. He was replaced by former Illinois offensive coordinator, Mike Locksley.[5]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| August 30 | 4:00 PM | TCU | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | Versus | L 3–26 | 31,583 | |||
| September 6 | 3:00 PM | Texas A&M* | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | Versus | L 22–28 | 28,007 | |||
| September 13 | 6:00 PM | Arizona* | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | CBSCS | W 36–28 | 32,337 | |||
| September 20 | 5:00 PM | at Tulsa* | Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | L 14–56 | 30,000 | ||||
| September 27 | 6:00 PM | at New Mexico State* | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry) | CN10 | W 35–24 | 30,343 | |||
| October 4 | 7:30 PM | Wyoming | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | mtn | W 24–0 | 28,752 | |||
| October 11 | 4:00 PM | at No. 9 BYU | LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT | mtn | L 3–21 | 64,105 | |||
| October 18 | 4:00 PM | San Diego State | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | mtn | W 70–7 | 26,695 | |||
| October 23 | 6:00 PM | at Air Force | Falcon Stadium • USAFA, CO | CBSCS | L 10–23 | 25,101 | |||
| November 1 | 7:30 PM | No. 10 Utah | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | mtn | L 10–13 | 30,901 | |||
| November 8 | 8:00 PM | at UNLV | Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV | L 20–27 | 13,154 | ||||
| November 15 | 12:00 PM | at Colorado State | Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | mtn | L 6–20 | 17,401 | |||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time. | |||||||||
References
- 1 2 3 Phil Steele's 2009 College Football Preview, vol. 15, p. 190, 2009.
- ↑ BYU extends nation's longest winning streak to 16 straight, ESPN, October 11, 2008.
- ↑ New Mexico 2008, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved June 27, 2009.
- ↑ Steele, p. 172.
- ↑ Illini OC Locksley hired as head coach at New Mexico, CBS Sports, December 8, 2008.