1996 New Mexico Lobos football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1996
| team = New Mexico Lobos
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Western Athletic Conference
| division = Mountain Division
| short_conf = WAC
| record = 6–5
| conf_record = 3–5
| head_coach = Dennis Franchione
| hc_year = 5th
| off_coach = Dennis Darnell
| oc_year = 3rd
| off_scheme = Multiple
| def_coach = Gary Patterson
| dc_year = 1st
| def_scheme = 4–2–5
| stadium = University Stadium
}}
{{1996 Western Athletic Conference football standings}}
The 1996 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 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Dennis Franchione, the Lobos compiled a 6–5 record (3–5 against WAC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 331 to 280.
The team's statistical leaders included Donald Sellers with 2,048 passing yards, Lennox Gordon with 1,008 rushing yards, Jeremy Banks with 538 receiving yards, and kicker Colby Cason with 62 points scored.{{cite web|title=1996 New Mexico Lobos Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=November 4, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/new-mexico/1996.html}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| attend = y
| source = y
|August 29|at|New Mexico State
|September 7||Northern Arizona
|September 14||UCF
|September 21|at|BYU|Cougar Stadium|Provo, UT|L 14-17|63,587|
|September 28||TCU|University Stadium|Albuquerque, NM|W 27-7||
|October 5|at|Rice|Rice Stadium|Houston, TX|L 21-38||
|October 19||San Diego State|University Stadium|Albuquerque, NM|L 42-48|27,444|
|October 26|at|SMU|Cotton Bowl|Dallas, YX|L 31-52|24,024|
|November 2|at|Tulsa|Skelly Stadium|Tulsa, OK|W 34-23|19,897|
|November 9||Utah|University Stadium|Albuquerque, NM|L 24-31|22,241|
|November 23||UTEP|University Stadium|Albuquerque, NM|W 44-17|19,510|
}}
{{cite web|title=1996 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=November 4, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/new-mexico/1996-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=University of New Mexico Football Record Book|publisher=University of New Mexico|year=2013|pages=36, 40|url=https://admin.xosn.com/pdf9/2760912.pdf|access-date=2019-11-06|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185438/https://admin.xosn.com/pdf9/2760912.pdf|url-status=dead}}
Roster
{{American football roster/Header
| year = 1996
| team = New Mexico Lobos
| teamcolors = f
| offensive_players =
| defensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=6|class=Jr|first=Scott|last=McGarrahan|pos=WS|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=10|class=So|first=Danny|last=Gonzales|pos=SS|pos2=P|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=16|class=Jr|first=Billy|last=Austin|dab=Billy Austin (American football)|pos=FS|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=23|class=Fr|first=Brian|last=Urlacher|pos=LB|link=y}}
| special_teams_players=
}}
{{American football roster/Footer|roster_url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961223003517/http://www.unm.edu/~lobo/fbplayrs.html
| head_coach = *Dennis Franchione
| asst_coach =
| accessdate= 1996-12-23
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{New Mexico Lobos football navbox}}
Category:New Mexico Lobos football seasons
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