# 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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | South Dakota* | University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM | RTSW/RTRM | W 48–21 | 20,221 |
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | at New Mexico State* | Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry) | ESPN3 | L 31–32 | 17,852 |
| September 17 | 10:00 a.m. | at Rutgers* | High Point Solutions StadiumPisacataway, NJ | ESPNews | L 28–37 | 39,680 |
| October 1 | 2:00 p.m. | San Jose State | University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM | RTRM | W 48–41 | 19,852 |
| October 7 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 19 Boise State | University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM | CBSSN | L 21–49 | 20,090 |
| October 15 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. Air Force | Cotton BowlDallas, TX | ESPNews | W 45–40 | 18,756 |
| October 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe* | University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM | RTRM/RTSW | W 59–17 | 18,099 |
| October 29 | 9:00 p.m. | at Hawaii | Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI | MW Net | W 28–21 | 23,965 |
| November 5 | 8:15 p.m. | Nevada | University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM (Battle of the Wolves) | ESPNU | W 35–26 | 17,290 |
| November 12 | 8:15 p.m. | at Utah State | Maverik StadiumLogan, UT | ESPN2 | W 24–21 | 15,212 |
| November 19 | 8:15 p.m. | at Colorado State | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | ESPN2 | L 31–49 | 29,133 |
| November 26 | 8:15 p.m. | Wyoming | University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM | ESPN2 | W 56–35 | 16,698 |
| December 17 | 12:00 p.m. | UTSA* | University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl) | ESPN | W 23–20 | 29,688 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Mountain time |||||||

## 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 |