1998 New Mexico Lobos football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1998 New Mexico Lobos football Western Athletic Conference Mountain Division WAC 3–9 1–7 Rocky Long 1st Jim Fenwick 1st Multiple Bronco Mendenhall 1st 3–3–5 University Stadium The 1998 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 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Rocky Long, the Lobos compiled a 3–9 record (1–7 against WAC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 397 to 274. The team's statistical leaders included Graham Leigh with 2,608 passing yards, Lennox Gordon with 571 rushing yards, and Martinez Williams with 760 receiving yards and 42 points scored.1998 New Mexico Lobos Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 4, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/new-mexico/1998.html Schedule 1998 AP y y September 5 Idaho State<ncg> University Stadium Albuquerque, NM W 38-9 28,260 https://www.newspapers.com/article/albuquerque-journal-lobos-roar-in-opener/177039004/ Albuquerque Journal Lobos roar in opener September 6, 1998 July 19, 2025 Newspapers.com September 12 Utah State<ncg> University Stadium Albuquerque, NM W 39-36 31,267 September 19 at New Mexico State<ncg> Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (rivalry) L 27-28 September 26 at San Jose State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA L 20-37 11,447 West Coast Awful Albuquerque Journal Albuquerque, New Mexico September 27, 1998 H-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18118865/west_coast_awful/ Newspapers.com March 8, 2018 October 3 at Air Force Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO L 14-56 43,575 October 10 UTEP<hc> University Stadium Albuquerque, NM L 19-22 29,812 October 17 San Diego State University Stadium Albuquerque, NM L 33-36<OT> 26,187 October 24 at Hawaii Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI W 30-20 25,234 October 31 Fresno State University Stadium Albuquerque, NM L 20-28 21,027 November 7 at BYU Cougar Stadium Provo, UT L 21-46 November 14 Utah University Stadium Albuquerque, NM L 7-41 22,281 November 21 at UCF<ncg> Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL L 6-38 19,025 1998 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 4, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/new-mexico/1998-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 1998 New Mexico Lobos f 33 Fr Holmon Wiggins RB y 10 Sr Danny Gonzales SS P y 44 Jr Brian Urlacher LB y https://web.archive.org/web/19990503163102/http://www.golobos.com/stats/fbo/fbc/fbc.roster.html *Rocky Long Jim Fenwick(Offensive coordinator) 1999-05-03 References New Mexico Category:New Mexico Lobos football seasons New Mexico Lobos football