2006 New Mexico Lobos football team
2006 New Mexico Lobos football | |
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New Mexico Bowl, L 12–20 vs. San Jose State | |
Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Record | 6–7 (4–4 MW) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Bob Toledo (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | West Coast |
Defensive coordinator | Osia Lewis (4th season) |
Base defense | 3–3–5 |
Home stadium | University Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 BYU $ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 TCU | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2006 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Rocky Long, the Lobos compiled an overall record of 6–7 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the MW. New Mexico was invited to the New Mexico Bowl, where the Lobos lost to San Jose State. The team played home games at University Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | 6:30 pm | Portland State* | mtn | L 6–17 | 27,535 | [1] | |
September 9 | 6:00 pm | at New Mexico State* | ESPN Plus | W 34–28 | 29,095 | ||
September 16 | 6:00 pm | Missouri* |
| mtn | L 17–27 | 27,806 | |
September 23 | 3:00 pm | UTEP* |
| CSTV | W 26–13 | 34,069 | |
September 30 | 12:00 pm | at Air Force | mtn | L 7–24 | 40,453 | ||
October 7 | 6:00 pm | Wyoming![]() |
| L 10–14 | 31,375 | ||
October 14 | 8:00 pm | at UNLV | mtn | W 39–36 OT | 16,456 | ||
October 19 | 7:00 pm | Utah |
| mtn | W 34–31 | 23,471 | |
October 28 | 3:30 pm | at Colorado State | W 20–19 | 22,011 | |||
November 11 | 3:30 pm | TCU |
| mtn | L 21–27 | 32,754 | |
November 18 | 2:00 pm | at No. 23 BYU | mtn | L 17–42 | 63,814 | ||
November 25 | 12:30 pm | San Diego State |
| W 41–14 | 23,421 | ||
December 23 | 2:30 pm | San Jose State* |
| ESPN | L 12–20 | 34,111 | |
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References
- ^ "Oh, no! No 'O'". Albuquerque Journal. September 3, 2006. Retrieved August 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Mexico Lobos Schedule 2006". ESPN. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
- ^ "2006 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
- ^ "2006-07 Football Schedule". University of New Mexico. Retrieved August 7, 2025.