2000 New Mexico Lobos football team

American college football season

2000 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record5–7 (3–4 MW)
Head coach
  • Rocky Long (3rd season)
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
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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

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 StateW 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 StateL 14–1727,507[3]
October 2110:00 amat Air ForceSPWW 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 UNLVESPN+L 14–1817,081
November 184:00 pmBYU
ESPN+L 13–3762,308

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Game summaries

Oregon State

2001 NFL Draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL club Ref
Joe Maese Long snapper 6 194 Baltimore Ravens [5]

References

  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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