1996 New Mexico Lobos football team

The 1996 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 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Dennis Franchione, the Lobos compiled a 6–5 record (3–5 against WAC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 331 to 280.[1][2]

1996 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record6–5 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDennis Darnell (3rd as OC, 5th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorGary Patterson (1st season)
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
1996 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
No. 5 BYU x$  8 –0   14 –1  
Utah  6 –2   8 –4  
Rice  6 –2   7 –4  
SMU  4 –4   5 –6  
New Mexico  3 –5   6 –5  
TCU  3 –5   4 –7  
Tulsa  2 –6   4 –7  
UTEP  0 –8   2 –9  
Pacific Division
No. 22 Wyoming x  7 –1   10 –2  
San Diego State  6 –2   8 –3  
Colorado State  6 –2   7 –5  
Air Force  5 –3   6 –5  
Fresno State  3 –5   4 –7  
San Jose State  3 –5   3 –9  
Hawaii  1 –7   2 –10  
UNLV  1 –8   1 –11  
Championship: BYU 28, Wyoming 25 OT
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Donald Sellers with 2,048 passing yards, Lennox Gordon with 1,008 rushing yards, Jeremy Banks with 538 receiving yards, and kicker Colby Cason with 62 points scored.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 29at New Mexico State*
W 28–7
September 7Northern Arizona*
W 49–33
September 14UCF*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 17–718,317
September 21at BYU
L 14–1763,587
September 28TCU
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 27–7
October 5at Rice
L 21–38
October 19San Diego State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 42–4827,444
October 26at SMU
L 31–5224,024
November 2at Tulsa
W 34–2319,897
November 9Utah
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 24–3122,241
November 23UTEP
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 44–1719,510
  • *Non-conference game

Roster
1996 New Mexico Lobos football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
WS 6 Scott McGarrahan Jr
FS 16 Billy Austin Jr
LB 23 Brian Urlacher Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1996-12-23

References
  1. "1996 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  2. "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.
  3. "1996 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2019.


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