2012 New Mexico Lobos football team

2012 New Mexico Lobos football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	4–9 (1–7 MW)
Head coach	Bob Davie (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Bob DeBesse (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pistol
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Mills (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	University Stadium
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 18 Boise State +		7	–	1					11	–	2
Fresno State +		7	–	1					9	–	4
San Diego State +		7	–	1					9	–	4
Air Force		5	–	3					6	–	7
Nevada		4	–	4					7	–	6
Wyoming		3	–	5					4	–	8
Colorado State		3	–	5					4	–	8
UNLV		2	–	6					2	–	11
New Mexico		1	–	7					4	–	9
Hawaii		1	–	7					3	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Bob Davie, the Lobos compiled an overall record of 4–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for ninth place at the bottom of the MW standings. The team played home games at University Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	3:00 p.m.	Southern*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		W 66–21	28,450
September 8	6:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Texas*	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	LHN	L 0–45	100,990
September 15	6:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech*	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	FCS Central	L 14–49	58,955
September 22	6:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry)	AV, ESPN3	W 27–14	25,211
September 29	4:00 p.m.	No. 24 Boise State	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	Comcast	L 29–32	28,270
October 6	4:00 p.m.	Texas State*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	PVN	W 35–14	22,135
October 13	10:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	ROOT	W 35–23	31,632
October 20	5:00 p.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ROOT	L 23–28	29,726
October 27	1:30 p.m.	Fresno State	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	Comcast, TWCSN	L 32–49	19,856
November 3	2:00 p.m.	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	Comcast, TWCSN	L 7–35	12,835
November 10	1:30 p.m.	Wyoming	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	Comcast	L 23–28	17,839
November 17	1:30 p.m.	Nevada	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (Battle of the Wolves)	Comcast	L 24–31	17,290
November 24	5:00 p.m.	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ROOT	L 20–24	12,286
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	6	7	8	21
Lobos	7	38	14	7	66

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	0	0	0	0	0
#15 Longhorns	7	10	14	14	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	0	14	0	0	14
Red Raiders	14	28	7	0	49

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	3	10	7	7	27
Aggies	0	7	0	7	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
#24 Broncos	3	22	0	7	32
Lobos	0	0	14	15	29

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	7	0	0	14
Lobos	14	14	7	0	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	14	7	7	7	35
Warriors	0	10	7	6	23

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	10	0	7	6	23
Falcons	7	7	7	7	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	14	21	14	49
Lobos	14	10	0	8	32

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	0	0	7	0	7
Rebels	7	14	7	7	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	21	0	7	28
Lobos	0	7	10	6	23

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	7	14	10	0	31
Lobos	14	3	7	0	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	7	0	3	10	20
Rams	14	3	0	7	24