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2008 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Utah $   8 – 0     13 – 0  
No. 7 TCU   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 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  
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
Rankings from AP Poll

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 (MW), 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 (MW: 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

August 304:00 PMTCU

VersusL 3–26 31,583 September 63:00 PMTexas A&M*

  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM

VersusL 22–28 28,007 September 136:00 PMArizona*

  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM

CBSCSW 36–28 32,337 September 205:00 PMat Tulsa*

L 14–56 30,000 September 276:00 PMat New Mexico State*

CN10W 35–24 30,343 October 47:30 PMWyoming

  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM

mtnW 24–0 28,752 October 114:00 PMat No. 9 BYU

mtnL 3–21 64,105 October 184:00 PMSan Diego State

  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM

mtnW 70–7 26,695 October 236:00 PMat Air Force

CBSCSL 10–23 25,101 November 17:30 PMNo. 10 Utah

  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM

mtnL 10–13 30,901 November 88:00 PMat UNLV

L 20–27 13,154 November 1512:00 PMat Colorado State

mtnL 6–20 17,401

Template:CFB Schedule End

References

  1. ^ a b c Phil Steele's 2009 College Football Preview, vol. 15, p. 190, 2009.
  2. ^ BYU extends nation's longest winning streak to 16 straight, ESPN, October 11, 2008.
  3. ^ New Mexico 2008, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved June 27, 2009.
  4. ^ Steele, p. 172.
  5. ^ Illini OC Locksley hired as head coach at New Mexico, CBS Sports, December 8, 2008.
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