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.
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Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Record | 1–4 (0–1 MW) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jason Beck (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Nick Howell (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–2–5 |
Home stadium | University Stadium |
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No. 25т UNLV | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Boise State | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 6, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
Offseason
editTransfers
editOutgoing
editPlayer | 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 |
Incoming
editPlayer | 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 |
Preseason
editMountain West media poll
editThe Mountain West's preseason prediction poll was released on July 10, 2024.[1]
Mountain West media poll | ||
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 |
Schedule
editDate | 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 |
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October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | at Utah State | TruTV | |||
October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | at Colorado State | Altitude | |||
November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | Wyoming |
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November 8 | 8:30 p.m. | at San Diego State | FS1 | |||
November 16 | Washington State* |
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November 30 | 9:00 p.m. | at Hawaii | SPEC PPV | |||
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Personnel
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Game summaries
editNo. 4 (FCS) Montana State
editQuarter | 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
- Date: August 24, 2024
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. MDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 90 °F (32 °C)
- Game attendance: 17,314
- Referee: Jonathan Noli
- TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Devin Gardner (analyst), and Josh Sims (sideline)
- Box score
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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]
at No. 21 Arizona
editQuarter | 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
- Date: August 31, 2024
- Game time: 8:30 p.m. MDT/7:30 p.m. MST
- Game weather: Cloudy, 89 °F (32 °C)
- Game attendance: 44,748
- Referee: Stephon Baron
- TV announcers (ESPN): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline reporter)
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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 |
at Auburn
editQuarter | 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 |
vs. Fresno State
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Fresno State | 8 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 35 |
New Mexico | 3 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 21 |
at University Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. MDT
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NW 16 mph
- Game attendance: 18,019
- Referee: Cal McNeill
- TV announcers (TruTV): Ari Wolfe (play-by-play) and Darius Walker (sideline)
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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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New Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Mexico State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, New Mexico
- Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT
- TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
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Time of possession |
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New Mexico | Passing | ||
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New Mexico State | Passing | ||
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vs. Air Force
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Air Force | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at University Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
- Game time: 5:00 p.m. MDT
- TV announcers (TruTV): TBD
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Statistics | AF | UNM |
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Time of possession |
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Air Force | Passing | ||
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New Mexico | Passing | ||
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at Utah State
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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New Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Utah State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Maverik Stadium, Logan, Utah
- Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. MDT
- TV announcers (TruTV): TBD
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Statistics | UNM | USU |
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Time of possession |
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New Mexico | Passing | ||
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Utah State | Passing | ||
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at Colorado State
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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New Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Colorado State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, Colorado
- Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. MDT
- TV announcers (MW Network): TBD
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Colorado State | Passing | ||
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vs. Wyoming
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wyoming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at University Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. MDT
- TV announcers (TruTV): TBD
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at San Diego State
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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New Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
San Diego State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
- Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
- Game time: 8:30 p.m. MST/7:30 p.m. PST
- TV announcers (FS1): TBD
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Statistics | UNM | SDSU |
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vs. Washington State
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Washington State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at University Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
- Game time: TBD
- TV announcers (TBD): TBD
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Statistics | WSU | UNM |
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Washington State | Passing | ||
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New Mexico | Passing | ||
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at Hawaii
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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New Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hawaii | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI
- Date: Saturday November 30, 2024
- Game time: 11:00 PM EST
- Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
- TV announcers (SPEC PPV): TBD
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Statistics | UNM | HAW |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession |
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New Mexico | Passing | ||
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Hawaii | Passing | ||
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Notes
edit- ^ Originally committed to Southern Miss.
- ^ Originally committed to San Diego State.
References
edit- ^ "Boise State Picked to 2024 Mountain West Football Title". July 10, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ "2024 New Mexico Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- ^ "New Mexico vs. Montana State odds, line". CBS Sports. August 24, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.