1996 New Mexico Lobos football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1996 New Mexico Lobos football Western Athletic Conference Mountain Division WAC 6–5 3–5 Dennis Franchione 5th Dennis Darnell 3rd Multiple Gary Patterson 1st 4–2–5 University Stadium The 1996 New Mexico Lobos football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Mexico in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Dennis Franchione, the Lobos compiled a 6–5 record (3–5 against WAC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 331 to 280. The team's statistical leaders included Donald Sellers with 2,048 passing yards, Lennox Gordon with 1,008 rushing yards, Jeremy Banks with 538 receiving yards, and kicker Colby Cason with 62 points scored.1996 New Mexico Lobos Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 4, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/new-mexico/1996.html Schedule y y August 29 at New Mexico State<ncg> Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry) W 28-7 September 7 Northern Arizona<ncg> University Stadium Albuquerque, NM W 49-33 24,892 Lobos Fell Lumberjacks Albuquerue Journal Ed Johnson September 8, 1996 H1, H4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56774403/old-article-on-daniel-torza/ Newspapers.com September 14 UCF<ncg> University Stadium Albuquerque, NM W 17-7 18,317 September 21 at BYU Cougar Stadium Provo, UT L 14-17 63,587 September 28 TCU<hc> University Stadium Albuquerque, NM W 27-7 October 5 at Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX L 21-38 October 19 San Diego State University Stadium Albuquerque, NM L 42-48 27,444 October 26 at SMU Cotton Bowl Dallas, YX L 31-52 24,024 November 2 at Tulsa Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK W 34-23 19,897 November 9 Utah University Stadium Albuquerque, NM L 24-31 22,241 November 23 UTEP University Stadium Albuquerque, NM W 44-17 19,510 1996 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 4, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/new-mexico/1996-schedule.htmlUniversity of New Mexico Football Record Book University of New Mexico 2013 36, 40 https://admin.xosn.com/pdf9/2760912.pdf 2019-11-06 2016-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185438/https://admin.xosn.com/pdf9/2760912.pdf dead Roster 1996 New Mexico Lobos f 6 Jr Scott McGarrahan WS y 10 So Danny Gonzales SS P y 16 Jr Billy Austin Billy Austin (American football) FS y 23 Fr Brian Urlacher LB y https://web.archive.org/web/19961223003517/http://www.unm.edu/~lobo/fbplayrs.html *Dennis Franchione 1996-12-23 References New Mexico Category:New Mexico Lobos football seasons New Mexico Lobos football