American college football season
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 |
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September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | South Dakota* | | RTSW/RTRM | W 48–21 | 20,221 |
September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | at New Mexico State* | | ESPN3 | L 31–32 | 17,852 |
September 17 | 10:00 a.m. | at Rutgers* | | ESPNews | L 28–37 | 39,680 |
October 1 | 2:00 p.m. | San Jose State![dagger](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | ESPN2 | W 24–21 | 15,212 |
November 19 | 8:15 p.m. | at Colorado State | | 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* | | 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
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Roster
Game summaries
South Dakota
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Coyotes
|
14
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
21 |
Lobos
|
14
|
21
|
6
|
7 |
48 |
At New Mexico State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Lobos
|
14
|
3
|
7
|
7 |
31 |
Aggies
|
3
|
12
|
7
|
10 |
32 |
At Rutgers
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Lobos
|
21
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
28 |
Scarlet Knights
|
7
|
21
|
3
|
6 |
37 |
San Jose State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Spartans
|
13
|
7
|
0
|
21 |
41 |
Lobos
|
14
|
17
|
10
|
7 |
48 |
Boise State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#19 Broncos
|
14
|
28
|
7
|
0 |
49 |
Lobos
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
14 |
21 |
Vs. Air Force
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Lobos
|
14
|
21
|
10
|
0 |
45 |
Falcons
|
10
|
17
|
7
|
6 |
40 |
Louisiana–Monroe
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Warhawks
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
14 |
17 |
Lobos
|
28
|
7
|
17
|
7 |
59 |
At Hawaii
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Lobos
|
14
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
Rainbow Warriors
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
7 |
21 |
Nevada
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wolf Pack
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
12 |
26 |
Lobos
|
7
|
7
|
14
|
7 |
35 |
At Utah State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Lobos
|
0
|
6
|
15
|
3 |
24 |
Aggies
|
14
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
21 |
At Colorado State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Lobos
|
7
|
3
|
7
|
14 |
31 |
Rams
|
14
|
14
|
21
|
0 |
49 |
Wyoming
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Cowboys
|
0
|
7
|
14
|
14 |
35 |
Lobos
|
21
|
14
|
7
|
14 |
56 |
UTSA–New Mexico Bowl
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Roadrunners
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
14 |
20 |
Lobos
|
7
|
3
|
6
|
7 |
23 |
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