1988 New Mexico Lobos football team

1988 New Mexico Lobos football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	2–10 (1–7 WAC)
Head coach	Mike Sheppard (2nd season)
Home stadium	University Stadium

1988 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 20 Wyoming $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
UTEP	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Hawaii	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
BYU	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Utah	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Air Force	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
San Diego State	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
New Mexico	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	10	–	0
Colorado State	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1988 New Mexico Lobos football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Mexico in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Mike Sheppard, the Lobos compiled a 2–10 record (1–7 against WAC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 518 to 170.

The team's statistical leaders included Jeremy Leach with 1,986 passing yards, Andre Wooten with 801 rushing yards, Al Owens with 774 receiving yards, and kicker Rick Walsh with 46 points scored.

In its third season of broadcasting both live and delayed games, KGSW-TV 14 (now KLUZ-TV) would only leave one road contest against Hawaii off its schedule. As with the past two seasons, the road games were seen live, while the home games were show on delay at 10pm (MST).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 3	Fresno State*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 21–68
September 10	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	W 36–34
September 17	at Texas*	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 0–47
September 24	Akron*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 28–30
October 1	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 14–63
October 8	Utah	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 27–33
October 15	at No. 14 Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 7–55
October 22	UTEP	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 0–37
October 29	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 0–65
November 5	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 3–45
November 12	Colorado State	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 24–23
November 19	San Diego State	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 10–18
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game