1998 New Mexico Lobos football team

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.[1][2]

1998 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record3–9 (1–7 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Fenwick (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBronco Mendenhall (1st season)
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
New Mexico  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 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.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 5Idaho State*W 38–9
September 12Utah State*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 39–36
September 19at New Mexico State*L 27–28
September 26at San Jose StateL 20–37
October 3at Air ForceL 14–56
October 10UTEP
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 19–22
October 17San Diego State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 33–36 OT
October 24at HawaiiW 30–20
October 31Fresno State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 20–28
November 7at BYUL 21–46
November 14Utah
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 7–41
November 21at UCF*L 6–38
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

1998 New Mexico Lobos football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 44 Brian Urlacher Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "1998 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. "1998 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2019.


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