2002 New Mexico Lobos football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 2002 New Mexico Lobos football New Mexico Lobos logo 1999-2007.gif 200 Mountain West Conference MW 7–7 5–2 Rocky Long 5th Dan Dodd 3rd Multiple Bronco Mendenhall 5th 3–3–5 University Stadium Las Vegas Bowl L 13–27 vs. UCLA The 2002 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Rocky Long, the Lobos compiled an overall record of 7–7 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing second in the MW. New Mexico was invited to the Las Vegas Bowl, where the Lobos lost to UCLA. The team played home games at University Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Schedule 2002 NCAA Division I-A AP August 24 l y y NC State Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC BCA Classic 14–34 47,018 August 31 w y Weber State University Stadium Albuquerque, NM 38–24 35,765 https://www.newspapers.com/article/albuquerque-journal-long-im-nervous/178019721/ Albuquerque Journal Long: 'I'm nervous' September 1, 2002 August 2, 2025 Newspapers.com September 7 l y Air Force Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO 31–38 OT 36,620 September 14 w y Baylor University Stadium Albuquerque, NM 23–0 30,013 September 21 l y y New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM Rio Grande Rivalry 13–24 28,587 September 27 Friday l y Texas Tech University Stadium Albuquerque, NM 0–49 35,111 October 12 w y UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV 25–16 21,205 October 19 l y y Utah State Romney Stadium Logan, UT 44–45 OT 15,942 October 26 w y Utah University Stadium Albuquerque, NM 42–35 OT 27,300 November 9 w San Diego State University Stadium Albuquerque, NM 15–8 28,770 November 16 w y BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT 20–16 60,764 November 23 l y 20 Colorado State Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO 14–22 30,215 November 30 w Wyoming University Stadium Albuquerque, NM 49–20 26,115 December 25 Wednesday l y y UCLA Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Las Vegas Bowl 13–27 30,324 2002 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results College Football at Sports-Reference.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/new-mexico/2002-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com September 19, 2018 enThe University of New Mexico Lobos - 2002 Football Schedule https://golobos.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=128&path=football golobos.com September 19, 2018 en September 20, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180920045415/https://golobos.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=128&path=football dead Roster 2002 New Mexico Lobos f 89 So Nick Speegle LB y https://web.archive.org/web/20021114175232/http://golobos.com/cgi-bin/PgOut.cgi?filename=RosterFootball.html *Rocky Long 2002-11-14 References New Mexico Category:New Mexico Lobos football seasons New Mexico Lobos football