1998 New Mexico Lobos football team

1998 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record3–9 (1–7 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Fenwick (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorBronco Mendenhall (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 13 Air Force x$   7 – 1     12 – 1  
Wyoming   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Colorado State   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Rice   5 – 3     5 – 6  
TCU   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Tulsa   2 – 6     4 – 7  
SMU   1 – 1     0 – 1  
UNLV   0 – 8     0 – 11  
Pacific Division
BYU xy   7 – 1     9 – 5  
San Diego State x   7 – 1     7 – 5  
Utah   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Fresno State   5 – 3     5 – 6  
San Jose State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
UTEP   3 – 5     3 – 8  
  1 – 7     3 – 9  
Hawaii   0 – 8     0 – 12  
Championship: Air Force 20, BYU 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 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 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Rocky Long, the Lobos compiled a 3–9 record (1–7 against WAC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 397 to 274.

The team's statistical leaders included Graham Leigh with 2,608 passing yards, Lennox Gordon with 571 rushing yards, and Martinez Williams with 760 receiving yards and 42 points scored.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Idaho State*
W 38–9
September 12Utah State*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 39–3631,267
September 19at New Mexico State*
L 27–28
September 26at San Jose State
L 20–37 11,447[2]
October 3at Air Force
L 14–5643,575
October 10UTEP
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 19–2229,812
October 17San Diego State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 33–36 OT26,187
October 24at Hawaii
W 30–2025,234
October 31Fresno State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 20–2821,027
November 7at BYU
L 21–46
November 14Utah
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 7–4122,281
November 21at UCF*
L 6–3819,025
  • *Non-conference game

[3][4]

Roster

1998 New Mexico Lobos football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
SS, P 10 Danny Gonzales Sr
LB 44 Brian Urlacher Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1998 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "West Coast Awful". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. September 27, 1998. p. H-1. Retrieved March 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1998 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  4. ^ "University of New Mexico Football Record Book" (PDF). University of New Mexico. 2013. pp. 36, 40. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
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