2012 New Mexico Lobos football team

The 2012 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Lobos were led by first-year head coach Bob Davie. They played their home games at University Stadium and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 4–9, 1–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for ninth place.

2012 Mountain West Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 18 Boise State +	7	–	1	11	–	2
Fresno State +	7	–	1	9	–	4
San Diego State +	7	–	1	9	–	4
Air Force	5	–	3	6	–	7
Nevada	4	–	4	7	–	6
Wyoming	3	–	5	4	–	8
Colorado State	3	–	5	4	–	8
UNLV	2	–	6	2	–	11
New Mexico	1	–	7	4	–	9
Hawaii	1	–	7	3	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	3:00 p.m.	Southern*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		W 66–21	28,450
September 8	6:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Texas*	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	LHN	L 0–45	100,990
September 15	6:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech*	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	FCS Central	L 14–49	58,955
September 22	6:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry)	AV/ESPN3	W 27–14	25,211
September 29	4:00 p.m.	No. 24 Boise State	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	Comcast	L 29–32	28,270
October 6	4:00 p.m.	Texas State*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	PVN	W 35–14	22,135
October 13	10:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	ROOT	W 35–23	31,632
October 20	5:00 p.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ROOT	L 23–28	29,726
October 27	1:30 p.m.	Fresno State	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	Comcast/TWCSN	L 32–49	19,856
November 3	2:00 p.m.	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	Comcast/TWCSN	L 7–35	12,835
November 10	1:30 p.m.	Wyoming	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	Comcast	L 23–28	17,839
November 17	1:30 p.m.	Nevada	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (Battle of the Wolves)	Comcast	L 24–31	17,290
November 24	5:00 p.m.	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ROOT	L 20–24	12,286
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	6	7	8	21
Lobos	7	38	14	7	66

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	0	0	0	0	0
#15 Longhorns	7	10	14	14	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	0	14	0	0	14
Red Raiders	14	28	7	0	49

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	3	10	7	7	27
Aggies	0	7	0	7	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
#24 Broncos	3	22	0	7	32
Lobos	0	0	14	15	29

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	7	0	0	14
Lobos	14	14	7	0	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	14	7	7	7	35
Warriors	0	10	7	6	23

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	10	0	7	6	23
Falcons	7	7	7	7	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	14	21	14	49
Lobos	14	10	0	8	32

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	0	0	7	0	7
Rebels	7	14	7	7	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	21	0	7	28
Lobos	0	7	10	6	23

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	7	14	10	0	31
Lobos	14	3	7	0	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	7	0	3	10	20
Rams	14	3	0	7	24