2002 New Mexico Lobos football team

{{Infobox NCAA team season

| year = 2002

| team = New Mexico Lobos

| logo = New Mexico Lobos logo 1999-2007.gif

| conference = Mountain West Conference

| short_conf = MW

| record = 7–7

| conf_record = 5–2

| head_coach = Rocky Long

| hc_year = 5th

|off_coach = Dan Dodd

|oc_year = 3rd

|off_scheme = Multiple

|def_coach = Bronco Mendenhall

|dc_year = 5th

|def_scheme = 3–3–5

| stadium = University Stadium

| bowl = Las Vegas Bowl

| bowl_result = L 13–27 vs. UCLA

}}

The 2002 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. New Mexico competed as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW), and played their home games in the University Stadium. The Lobos were led by fifth-year head coach Rocky Long.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| opprank = y

| rankyear = 2002

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-A

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = August 24

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = NC State

| site_stadium = Carter–Finley Stadium

| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC

| gamename = BCA Classic

| score = 14-34

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = August 31

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2002|team=Weber State Wildcats|title=Weber State}}

| site_stadium = University Stadium

| site_cityst = Albuquerque, NM

| score = 38-24

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 7

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Air Force

| site_stadium = Falcon Stadium

| site_cityst = Colorado Springs, CO

| score = 31-38

| overtime=OT

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 14

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Baylor

| site_stadium = University Stadium

| site_cityst = Albuquerque, NM

| score = 23-0

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 21

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = New Mexico State

| gamename = Rio Grande Rivalry

| site_stadium = Aggie Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Las Cruces, NM

| score = 13-24

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|September 27|Friday}}

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Texas Tech

| site_stadium = University Stadium

| site_cityst = Albuquerque, NM

| score = 0-49

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = UNLV

| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Stadium

| site_cityst = Whitney, NV

| score = 25-16

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 19

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Utah State

| site_stadium = Romney Stadium

| site_cityst = Logan, UT

| score = 44-45

| overtime=OT

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 26

| w/l = w

| opponent = Utah

| site_stadium = University Stadium

| site_cityst = Albuquerque, NM

| score = 42-35

| overtime=OT

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 9

| w/l = w

| opponent = San Diego State

| site_stadium = University Stadium

| site_cityst = Albuquerque, NM

| score = 15-8

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 16

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = BYU

| site_stadium = LaVell Edwards Stadium

| site_cityst = Provo, UT

| score = 20-16

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 23

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opprank = 20

| opponent = Colorado State

| site_stadium = Hughes Stadium

| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO

| score = 14-22

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 30

| w/l = w

| opponent = Wyoming

| site_stadium = University Stadium

| site_cityst = Albuquerque, NM

| score = 49-20

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|December 25|Wednesday}}

| w/l = l

| neutral = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = UCLA

| gamename = Las Vegas Bowl

| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Stadium

| site_cityst = Whitney, NV

| score = 13-27

}}

{{cite web |title=2002 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results {{!}} College Football at Sports-Reference.com |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/new-mexico/2002-schedule.html |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |access-date=September 19, 2018 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=The University of New Mexico Lobos - 2002 Football Schedule |url=https://golobos.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=128&path=football |website=golobos.com |access-date=September 19, 2018 |language=en |archive-date=September 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920045415/https://golobos.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=128&path=football |url-status=dead }}

References

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Category:New Mexico Lobos football seasons

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