2002 New Mexico Lobos football team
| 2002 New Mexico Lobos football | |
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Las Vegas Bowl, L 13–27 vs. UCLA | |
| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Record | 7–7 (5–2 MW) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Dan Dodd (3rd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Bronco Mendenhall (5th season) |
| Base defense | 3–3–5 |
| Home stadium | University Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State $ | 6 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 4 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 4 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 24 | at NC State* | L 14–34 | 47,018 | ||
| August 31 | Weber State* | W 38–24 | 35,765 | [1] | |
| September 7 | at Air Force | L 31–38 OT | 36,620 | ||
| September 14 | Baylor* |
| W 23–0 | 30,013 | |
| September 21 | at New Mexico State* | L 13–24 | 28,587 | ||
| September 27 | Texas Tech* |
| L 0–49 | 35,111 | |
| October 12 | at UNLV | W 25–16 | 21,205 | ||
| October 19 | at Utah State* | L 44–45 OT | 15,942 | ||
| October 26 | Utah |
| W 42–35 OT | 27,300 | |
| November 9 | San Diego State |
| W 15–8 | 28,770 | |
| November 16 | at BYU | W 20–16 | 60,764 | ||
| November 23 | at No. 20 Colorado State | L 14–22 | 30,215 | ||
| November 30 | Wyoming |
| W 49–20 | 26,115 | |
| December 25 | vs. UCLA* |
| L 13–27 | 30,324 | |
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References
- ^ "Long: 'I'm nervous'". Albuquerque Journal. September 1, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2002 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
- ^ "The University of New Mexico Lobos - 2002 Football Schedule". golobos.com. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.