2001 New Mexico Lobos football team

2001 New Mexico Lobos football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	6–5 (4–3 MW)
Head coach	Rocky Long (4th season)
Home stadium	University Stadium (Capacity: 38,634)

2001 Mountain West Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 25 BYU $		7	–	0					12	–	2
Colorado State		5	–	2					7	–	5
Utah		4	–	3					8	–	4
New Mexico		4	–	3					6	–	5
Air Force		3	–	4					6	–	6
UNLV		3	–	4					4	–	7
San Diego State		2	–	5					3	–	8
Wyoming		0	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A 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 fourth-year head coach Rocky Long.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 PM	UTEP*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	KKWB	W 26–6	41,771
September 8	7:00 PM	at Texas Tech*	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, Texas		L 30–42	48,924
September 22	6:00 PM	at Baylor*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas		L 13–16 OT	38,396
September 29	1:00 PM	at Utah	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN+	L 37–16	32,100
October 6	1:00 PM	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	SPW	W 30–29	16,241
October 13	1:00 PM	No. 18 BYU	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ESPN+	L 20–24	29,036
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time