1998 New Mexico Lobos football team

The 1998 New Mexico Lobos football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Mexico in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Rocky Long, the Lobos compiled a 3–9 record (1–7 against WAC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 397 to 274.^[1][2]

1998 New Mexico Lobos football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Division	Mountain Division
Record	3–9 (1–7 WAC)
Head coach	Rocky Long (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Fenwick (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Bronco Mendenhall (1st season)
Home stadium	University Stadium
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
No. 13 Air Force x$		7	–	1					12	–	1
Wyoming		6	–	2					8	–	3
Colorado State		5	–	3					8	–	4
Rice		5	–	3					5	–	6
TCU		4	–	4					7	–	5
Tulsa		2	–	6					4	–	7
SMU		1	–	1					0	–	1
UNLV		0	–	8					0	–	11
Pacific Division
BYU xy		7	–	1					9	–	5
San Diego State x		7	–	1					7	–	5
Utah		5	–	3					7	–	4
Fresno State		5	–	3					5	–	6
San Jose State		3	–	5					4	–	8
UTEP		3	–	5					3	–	8
New Mexico		1	–	7					3	–	9
Hawaii		0	–	8					0	–	12
Championship: Air Force 20, BYU 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Graham Leigh with 2,608 passing yards, Lennox Gordon with 571 rushing yards, and Martinez Williams with 760 receiving yards and 42 points scored.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 5	Idaho State*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 38–9
September 12	Utah State*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 39–36
September 19	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	L 27–28
September 26	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 20–37
October 3	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 14–56
October 10	UTEP	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 19–22
October 17	San Diego State	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 33–36 OT
October 24	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 30–20
October 31	Fresno State	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 20–28
November 7	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 21–46
November 14	Utah	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 7–41
November 21	at UCF*	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	L 6–38
*Non-conference game

Roster

1998 New Mexico Lobos football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 44 Brian Urlacher Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Rocky Long Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

References

1. "1998 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
2. (PDF). University of New Mexico. 2013. pp. 36, 40. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
3. "1998 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2019.