# 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.

## Schedule

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

## Game summaries
### Southern

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

### At Texas

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

### At Texas Tech

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

### At New Mexico State

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

### Boise State

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

### Texas State

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

### At Hawaii

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

### At Air Force

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

### Fresno State

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

### At UNLV

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

### Wyoming

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

### Nevada

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

### At Colorado State

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