2024 New Mexico Lobos football | |
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Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Record | 5–6 (3–3 MW) |
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Offensive coordinator | Jason Beck (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Nick Howell (1st season) |
Base defense | 3–3–5 |
Home stadium | University Stadium |
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No. 12 Boise State y | 7 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 UNLV | 5 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 0 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Boise State vs. TBD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 New Mexico Lobos football team represents the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Lobos are led by Bronco Mendenhall in his first year as New Mexico's head coach. They play home games at University Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Player | Position | Destination |
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Christian Washington | RB | Unknown |
DJ Wingfield | OT | Purdue |
Tavian Combs | S | Withdrawn |
Devon Smith | OT | Louisiana–Monroe |
Jacob Trussell | TE | Unknown |
Jermarius Lewis | S | UTSA[a] |
Christian Ellis | S | Unknown |
Andrew Henry | RB | Withdrawn |
JC Davis | OT | Illinois |
Zach Morris | CB | UTSA[b] |
CJ James | TE | UTSA |
Ezra Sexton | WR | Unknown |
Reese Steele | IOL | Louisiana–Monroe |
Wyatt McClour | TE | Louisiana–Monroe |
Sam Telesa | IOL | Louisiana–Monroe |
Jacob Godfrey | WR | Louisiana–Monroe |
Austin Ackel | TE | Louisiana-Monroe |
Shancco Matautia | IOL | Arizona State |
Marvin Covington | S | TBD |
Aidan Armenta | QB | Louisiana-Monroe |
Duece Jones | WR | TBD |
Hunter Sellers | CB | TBD |
Alec Marenco | LB | TBD |
D'Arco Perkins-McAllister | CB | TBD |
Jacory Croskey-Merritt | RB | TBD |
Player | Position | Previous School |
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Javen Jacobs | RB | Arizona State |
Elvin Harris | OT | Campbell |
Richard Pierce | IOL | East Carolina |
Wallace Unamba | OT | Florida Atlantic |
Shawn Miller | WR | Illinois |
Eli Sanders | RB | Iowa State |
Noah Avinger | CB | San Diego State |
Isaiah Jones | WR | Syracuse |
James Bailey | IOL | Texas A&M |
Lajuan Owens | IOL | Tulane |
Okiki Olorunfunmi | EDGE | Weber State |
The Mountain West's preseason prediction poll was released on July 10, 2024.[1]
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Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Boise State | 543 (38) |
2 | UNLV | 471 (4) |
3 | Fresno State | 460 (4) |
4 | Air Force | 384 |
5 | Colorado State | 337 |
6 | Wyoming | 296 |
7 | Utah State | 285 |
8 | San Diego State | 251 |
9 | Hawaii | 214 |
10 | San Jose State | 185 |
11 | New Mexico | 85 |
12 | Nevada | 77 |
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 24 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 4 (FCS) Montana State* | FS1 | L 31–35 | 17,314 | |
August 31 | 8:30 p.m. | at No. 21 Arizona* | ESPN | L 39–61 | 44,748 | |
September 14 | 5:30 p.m. | at Auburn* | ESPN2 | L 19–45 | 88,043 | |
September 21 | 6:30 p.m. | Fresno State |
| TruTV | L 21–38 | 18,019 |
September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at New Mexico State* | ESPN+ | W 50–40 | 21,062 | |
October 12 | 5:00 p.m. | Air Force |
| TruTV | W 52–37 | 15,561 |
October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | at Utah State | TruTV | W 50–45 | 14,584 | |
October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | at Colorado State | Altitude | L 6–17 | 36,980 | |
November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | Wyoming |
| TruTV | L 45–49 | 15,046 |
November 8 | 8:30 p.m. | at San Diego State | FS1 | W 21–16 | 21,832 | |
November 16 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 18 Washington State* |
| FS1 | W 38–35 | 14,067 |
November 30 | 9:00 p.m. | at Hawaii | SPEC PPV | |||
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 4 (FCS) Bobcats | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 35 |
Lobos | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
at University Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Statistics | MTST | UNM |
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First downs | 27 | 19 |
Total yards | 567 | 324 |
Rushing yards | 47–362 | 28–152 |
Passing yards | 205 | 172 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–32–0 | 18–26–0 |
Time of possession | 34:40 | 25:20 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Montana State | Passing | Tommy Mellott | 21/32, 205 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Adam Jones | 17 carries, 167 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Ty McCullouch | 7 receptions, 66 yards, TD | |
New Mexico | Passing | Devon Dampier | 18/26, 172 yards, TD |
Rushing | Eli Sanders | 17 carries, 87 yards | |
Receiving | Luke Wysong | 6 receptions, 95 yards |
Entering the game, the Bobcats were double-digit favorites to win the game. It was the first time since 2013 that an FCS team was a double-digit favorite to win against an FBS opponent.[3]
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lobos | 14 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 39 |
No. 21 Wildcats | 14 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 61 |
at Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona
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Statistics | UNM | ARIZ |
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First downs | 30 | 22 |
Total yards | 471 | 672 |
Rushing yards | 38–211 | 26–205 |
Passing yards | 260 | 422 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24–42–2 | 19–31–1 |
Time of possession | 34:58 | 25:02 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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New Mexico | Passing | Devon Dampier | 24/42, 260 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Devon Dampier | 15 carries, 130 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Luke Wysong | 8 receptions, 129 yards, TD | |
Arizona | Passing | Noah Fifita | 19/31, 422 yards, 4 TD, INT |
Rushing | Jacory Croskey-Merritt | 13 carries, 106 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Tetairoa McMillan | 10 receptions, 304 yards, 4 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lobos | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
Tigers | 14 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
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Statistics | UNM | AUB |
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First downs | 22 | 26 |
Total yards | 448 | 503 |
Rushing yards | 157 | 268 |
Passing yards | 291 | 235 |
Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Time of possession | 32:31 | 27:29 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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New Mexico | Passing | Devon Dampier | 22/44, 291 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Eli Sanders | 7 rushes, 72 yards | |
Receiving | Ryan Davis | 6 receptions, 100 yards | |
Auburn | Passing | Hank Brown | 17/25, 235 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Jarquez Hunter | 20 rushes, 152 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Camden Brown | 4 receptions, 33 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulldogs | 8 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 35 |
Lobos | 3 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 21 |
at University Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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(12:12) UNM – Luke Drzweiecki 32-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:34; Fresno State 28–13) (7:08) FRES – Elijah Gilliam 1-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 5 plays, 12 yards, 1:59; Fresno State 35–13) (3:45) UNM – Javen Jacobs 1-yard run, James Laubstein two-point run (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:23; Fresno State 35–21) (1:57) FRES – Dylan Lynch 31-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 1:16; Fresno State 38–21) |
Statistics | FRES | UNM |
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First downs | 21 | 25 |
Total yards | 345 | 485 |
Rushing yards | 93 | 147 |
Passing yards | 252 | 338 |
Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
Time of possession | 31:17 | 28:43 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Fresno State | Passing | Mikey Keene | 26/33, 226 yards, TD |
Rushing | Elijah Gilliam | 18 carries, 54 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Raylen Sharpe | 6 receptions, 49 yards | |
New Mexico | Passing | Devon Dampier | 33/53, 338 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Devon Dampier | 9 carries, 67 yards | |
Receiving | Luke Wysong | 10 receptions, 126 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lobos | 7 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 50 |
Aggies | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 40 |
at Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, New Mexico
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Statistics | UNM | NMSU |
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First downs | 28 | 27 |
Total yards | 579 | 474 |
Rushing yards | 331 | 285 |
Passing yards | 248 | 189 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Time of possession | 33:36 | 26:24 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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New Mexico | Passing | Devon Dampier | 13/28, 248 yards |
Rushing | NaQuari Rogers | 21 carries, 122 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Caleb Medford | 2 receptions, 91 yards | |
New Mexico State | Passing | Santino Marucci | 13/29, 189 yards, TD |
Rushing | Larenzo McMillan | 1 carry, 84 yards, TD | |
Receiving | T. J. Pride | 3 receptions, 63 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lobos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at University Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Lobos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aggies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Maverik Stadium, Logan, Utah
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Lobos | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Rams | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, Colorado
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Statistics | UNM | CSU |
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First downs | 25 | 14 |
Total yards | 453 | 334 |
Rushing yards | 134 | 192 |
Passing yards | 319 | 142 |
Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
Time of possession | 29:35 | 30:25 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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New Mexico | Passing | Devon Dampier | 23/40, 319 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Eli Sanders | 15 carries, 70 yards | |
Receiving | Ryan Davis | 9 receptions, 146 yards | |
Colorado State | Passing | Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi | 11/20, 142 yards, TD |
Rushing | Avery Morrow | 16 carries, 89 yards | |
Receiving | Caleb Goodie | 3 receptions, 62 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys | 14 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 49 |
Lobos | 13 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 45 |
at University Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Statistics | WYO | UNM |
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First downs | 30 | 22 |
Total yards | 604 | 576 |
Rushing yards | 262 | 412 |
Passing yards | 342 | 164 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 37:13 | 22:47 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Wyoming | Passing | Kaden Anderson | 20/29, 342 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Harrison Waylee | 27 carries, 170 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jaylen Sargent | 6 receptions, 186 yards, TD | |
New Mexico | Passing | Devon Dampier | 16/31, 164 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Devon Dampier | 12 carries, 207 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Ryan Davis | 6 receptions, 74 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lobos | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Aztecs | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
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Statistics | UNM | SDSU |
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First downs | 21 | 26 |
Total yards | 475 | 341 |
Rushing yards | 300 | 146 |
Passing yards | 175 | 195 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Time of possession | 24:58 | 35:02 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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New Mexico | Passing | Devon Dampier | 16/24, 175 yards, TD |
Rushing | Eli Sanders | 16 carries, 173 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Ryan Davis | 5 receptions, 47 yards, TD | |
San Diego State | Passing | Danny O'Neil | 26/41, 195 yards, TD |
Rushing | Marquez Cooper | 35 carries, 123 yards | |
Receiving | Jordan Napier | 9 receptions, 63 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 18 Cougars | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
Lobos | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
at University Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Statistics | WSU | UNM |
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First downs | 27 | 27 |
Total yards | 547 | 534 |
Rushing yards | 172 | 360 |
Passing yards | 375 | 174 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Time of possession | 28:48 | 31:12 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Washington State | Passing | John Mateer | 25/36, 375 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | John Mateer | 9 carries, 65 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Kyle Williams | 9 receptions, 181 yards, 3 TD | |
New Mexico | Passing | Devon Dampier | 11/25, 174 yards, TD |
Rushing | Devon Dampier | 28 carries, 193 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Luke Wysong | 5 receptions, 71 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lobos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI
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