List of New Mexico Lobos football seasons

The New Mexico Lobos are a charter member of the Mountain West Conference (MWC). Prior to 1999 season, New Mexico was a member of the Border Conference from 1931 to 1951, Mountain States Conference (also known as the Skyline Conference) from 1952 to 1961, and the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) from 1962 to 1998.

Key

Key
^#	Claimed national championship
^†	Conference championship
^‡	Division championship
^{^}	Bowl game berth
^T	Shared standing
W–L–T	Win–Loss–Tie^{[A 1]}

Seasons

List of New Mexico Lobos football seasons
Season	Team	Head coach	Conference	Division	Regular season results			Postseason results	Final ranking^{[A 2]}
					Conference		Overall		AP	Coaches'
					Finish	W–L–T	W–L–T		AP	Coaches'
1892	1892	None	Independent				0–2–0	—	N/A	N/A
1893	1893	None	Independent				3–1–0	—	N/A	N/A
1894	1894	W. A. Zimmer	Independent				1–1–1	—	N/A	N/A
1895	New Mexico did not field a football team for the 1895–98 seasons
1896
1897
1898
1899	1899	None	Independent				1–1–0	—	N/A	N/A
1900	New Mexico did not field a football team for the 1900 season
1901	1901	Joe Napier	Independent				0–3–1	—	N/A	N/A
1902	New Mexico did not field a football team for the 1902 season
1903	1903	Walter McEwan	Independent				3–0–1	—	N/A	N/A
1904	1904	Walter McEwan	Independent				1–0–0	—	N/A	N/A
1905	1905	Martin F. Angel	Independent				5–1–1	—	N/A	N/A
1906	1906		Independent				3–1–0	—	N/A	N/A
1907	1907		Independent				1–0–0	—	N/A	N/A
1908	1908	H. H. Conwell	Independent				5–1–0	—	N/A	N/A
1909	1909	C. L. McBirnie	Independent				4–2–0	—	N/A	N/A
1910	1910	Carl Hamilton	Independent				0–3–0	—	N/A	N/A
1911	1911	Ralph Hutchinson	Independent				1–3–1	—	N/A	N/A
1912	1912		Independent				0–4–0	—	N/A	N/A
1913	1913		Independent				3–2–0	—	N/A	N/A
1914	1914		Independent				3–1–1	—	N/A	N/A
1915	1915		Independent				3–1–0	—	N/A	N/A
1916	1916		Independent				3–2–0	—	N/A	N/A
1917	1917	Frank E. Worth	Independent				3–2–0	—	N/A	N/A
1918	New Mexico did not field a football team for the 1918 season
1919	1919	John F. McGough	Independent				3–0–2	—	N/A	N/A
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1920	1920	Roy W. Johnson	Independent				3–3–0	—	N/A	N/A
1921	1921		Independent				2–2–0	—	N/A	N/A
1922	1922		Independent				3–4–0	—	N/A	N/A
1923	1923		Independent				3–5–0	—	N/A	N/A
1924	1924		Independent				5–1–0	—	N/A	N/A
1925	1925		Independent				2–4–1	—	N/A	N/A
1926	1926		Independent				4–2–1	—	N/A	N/A
1927	1927		Independent				8–0–1	—	N/A	N/A
1928	1928		Independent				5–2–1	—	N/A	N/A
1929	1929		Independent				2–4–2	—	N/A	N/A
1930	1930		Independent				2–4–2	—	N/A	N/A
1931	1931	Chuck Riley	Border		—	1–0–1	3–3–1	—	N/A	N/A
1932	1932				—	1–3–1	1–6–1	—	N/A	N/A
1933	1933				—	2–2–0	3–4–1	—	N/A	N/A
1934	1934	Gwinn Henry			—	3–1–0	8–1–0	—	N/A	N/A
1935	1935				—	3–2–0	6–4–0	—	N/A	N/A
1936	1936				—	1–4–0	2–7–0	—	N/A	N/A
1996	1996	Dennis Franchione	WAC	Mountain	T–5th	3–5	6–5	—	—	—
1997	1997	Dennis Franchione		Mountain^‡	1st	6–2	9–4	Lost WAC Championship vs. Colorado State Rams, 13–41 Lost Insight.com Bowl vs. Arizona Wildcats, 14–20	—	—
1998	1998	Rocky Long		Pacific	7th	1–7	3–9	—	—	—
1999	1999		MWC		7th	1–7	3–9	—	—	—
1999	1999				7th	1–7	3–9	—	—	—
1999	1999				7th	1–7	3–9	—	—	—
1999	1999				7th	1–7	3–9	—	—	—
1999	1999				7th	1–7	3–9	—	—	—
1999	1999				7th	1–7	3–9	—	—	—
1999	1999				7th	1–7	3–9	—	—	—
1999	1999				7th	1–7	3–9	—	—	—
1999	1999				7th	1–7	3–9	—	—	—
1999	1999				7th	1–7	3–9	—	—	—
2009	2009	Mike Locksley			8th	1–7	1–11	—	—	—
2010	2010	Mike Locksley			T–8th	1–7	1–11	—	—	—
2011	2011	Mike Locksley (0–4) George Barlow (1–7)			T–6th	1–6	1–11	—	—	—
2012	2012	Bob Davie			T–9th	1–7	4–9	—	—	—
2013	2013			Mountain	5th	1-7	3-9	—	—	—
2014	2014				T–5th	2–6	4–8	—	—	—
2015	2015				T-2nd	5–3	7–6	Lost 2015 Gildan New Mexico Bowl to Arizona 45-37	—	—
2016	2016				TBD	5-2	7-4	-	-

Notes

^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.^[1]
^ The AP Poll has ranked the top 20 teams 1936–61 and 1968–88, the top 10 teams 1962–67, and the top 25 teams since 1989. The Coaches' Poll has ranked the top 20 teams from 1950–89 and the top 25 teams since 1990.

References

General

2011 New Mexico Lobos Football Media Guide

Specific

^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2009-09-28. Retrieved 2008-09-29.

[2] Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.^[1]

[3] The AP Poll has ranked the top 20 teams 1936–61 and 1968–88, the top 10 teams 1962–67, and the top 25 teams since 1989. The Coaches' Poll has ranked the top 20 teams from 1950–89 and the top 25 teams since 1990.

[1] Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2009-09-28. Retrieved 2008-09-29.

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