2000 New Mexico Lobos football team

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2000 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record5–7 (3–4 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Dodd (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorBronco Mendenhall (3rd season)
Base defense3–4
CaptainMike Barnett
Jarrod Baxter
Henry Stephens
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
(Capacity: 38,634)
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Colorado State $   6 – 1     10 – 2  
Air Force   5 – 2     9 – 3  
UNLV   4 – 3     8 – 5  
BYU   4 – 3     6 – 6  
New Mexico   3 – 4     5 – 7  
Utah   3 – 4     4 – 7  
San Diego State   3 – 4     3 – 8  
Wyoming   0 – 7     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. New Mexico competed as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW), and played their home games in the University Stadium. The Lobos were led by third-year head coach Rocky Long.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 268:00 pmat Texas Tech*
FSNL 3–2442,238
September 27:00 pmBoise State*
L 14–3122,090
September 96:05 pmOregon State*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 20–2830,830
September 16at New Mexico State
W 16–1323,087[1]
September 23Northern Arizona*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 35–2821,553[2]
September 30Wyoming
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
SPWW 45–1025,089
October 71:00 pmat Colorado State
L 14–1727,507[3]
October 2110:00 amat Air Force
SPWW 29–2340,446
October 281:00 pmUtah
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
ESPN+W 10–321,366
November 42:00 pmSan Diego State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
ESPN+L 16–1721,007
November 1111:00 amat UNLV
ESPN+L 14–1817,081
November 184:00 pmBYU
ESPN+L 13–3762,308

[4]

Game summaries[edit]

Oregon State[edit]

See also: 2000 Oregon State Beavers football team

2001 NFL Draft[edit]

Main article: 2001 NFL Draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club Ref
Joe Maese Long snapper 6 194 Baltimore Ravens [5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ New Mexico State Athletic Department (November 19, 2000). "2000 Aggie Football Statistics" – via Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ The Associated Press (September 24, 2000). "New Mexico Knocks Off I-AA Northern Arizona". Arizona Republic. p. 282. Retrieved January 9, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ The Associated Press (October 8, 2000). "Colorado State Knocks Lobos Down Notch in League Opener". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 51. Retrieved January 9, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "2019 New Mexico Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of New Mexico Athletic Dept. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  5. ^ "2001 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com.


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