2016 New Mexico Lobos football team

2016 New Mexico Lobos football
MW Mountain Division co-champion New Mexico Bowl champion
New Mexico Bowl, W 23–20 vs. UTSA
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	Mountain Division
Record	9–4 (6–2 MW)
Head coach	Bob Davie (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bob DeBesse (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pistol
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Cosgrove (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	University Stadium

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

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	South Dakota*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	RTSW/RTRM	W 48–21	20,221
September 10	6:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry)	ESPN3	L 31–32	17,852
September 17	10:00 a.m.	at Rutgers*	High Point Solutions Stadium Pisacataway, NJ	ESPNews	L 28–37	39,680
October 1	2:00 p.m.	San Jose State	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	RTRM	W 48–41	19,852
October 7	7:00 p.m.	No. 19 Boise State	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	CBSSN	L 21–49	20,090
October 15	1:30 p.m.	vs. Air Force	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	ESPNews	W 45–40	18,756
October 22	7:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	RTRM/RTSW	W 59–17	18,099
October 29	9:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	MW Net	W 28–21	23,965
November 5	8:15 p.m.	Nevada	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (Battle of the Wolves)	ESPNU	W 35–26	17,290
November 12	8:15 p.m.	at Utah State	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	ESPN2	W 24–21	15,212
November 19	8:15 p.m.	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPN2	L 31–49	29,133
November 26	8:15 p.m.	Wyoming	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ESPN2	W 56–35	16,698
December 17	12:00 p.m.	UTSA*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl)	ESPN	W 23–20	29,688
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Roster

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 Bob Davie Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Game summaries

South Dakota

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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