2016 New Mexico Lobos football team

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.

2016 New Mexico Lobos football
MW Mountain Division co-champion New Mexico Bowl champion
New Mexico Bowl, W 23–20 vs. UTSA
Conference	Mountain West Conference
	Mountain Division
2016 record	9–4 (6–2 MW)
Head coach	Bob Davie (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bob DeBesse (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Pistol-option/Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Cosgrove (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	University Stadium (Capacity: 39,224)

2016 Mountain West Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
Wyoming xy		6	–	2					8	–	6
Boise State x		6	–	2					10	–	3
New Mexico x		6	–	2					9	–	4
Air Force		5	–	3					10	–	3
Colorado State		5	–	3					7	–	6
Utah State		1	–	7					3	–	9
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy$		6	–	2					11	–	3
Hawaii		4	–	4					7	–	7
Nevada		3	–	5					5	–	7
San Jose State		3	–	5					4	–	8
UNLV		3	–	5					4	–	8
Fresno State		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	South Dakota*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	RTSW/RTRM	W 48–21	20,221
September 10	6:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry)	ESPN3	L 31–32	17,852
September 17	10:00 a.m.	at Rutgers*	High Point Solutions Stadium Pisacataway, NJ	ESPNews	L 28–37	39,680
October 1	2:00 p.m.	San Jose State	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	RTRM	W 48–41	19,852[1]
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	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	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	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	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	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	ESPN2	W 24–21	15,212
November 19	8:15 p.m.	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	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*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl)	ESPN	W 23–20	29,688
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

Schedule Source:[2]

Roster

2016 New Mexico Lobos football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 89 Dyson Chmura  Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 95 Jason Sanders Jr	Head coach Bob Davie Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt 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

References

1. https://www.abqjournal.com/857890/lobo-football-team-holds-off-san-jose-state.html
2. "2016 New Mexico Lobos Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 13, 2016.