2017 New Mexico Lobos football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2017
| team = New Mexico Lobos
| sport= football
| image=New Mexico Lobos wordmark.svg
| logo_size = 150
| conference = Mountain West Conference
| division = Mountain Division
| short_conf = MW
| CoachRank =
| APRank =
| CFPRank =
| record = 3–9
| conf_record = 1–7
| head_coach = Bob Davie
| hc_year = 6th
| off_coach= Bob DeBesse
| oc_year = 6th
| def_coach= Kevin Cosgrove
| dc_year = 3rd
| def_scheme = 3–4
| stadium = Dreamstyle Stadium
| champion =
| bowl =
| bowl_result =
}}
{{2017 Mountain West Conference football standings}}
The 2017 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Lobos were led by sixth-year head coach Bob Davie and played their home games at the newly renamed Dreamstyle Stadium. They competed as members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in Mountain West play to finish in last place in the Mountain Division.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2017
| poll = AP
| timezone = Mountain
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 2
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Abilene Christian
| site_stadium = Dreamstyle Stadium
| site_cityst = Albuquerque, NM
| tv =
| score = 38–14
| attend = 21,475
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 9
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = New Mexico State
| gamename = Rio Grande Rivalry
| site_stadium = Dreamstyle Stadium
| site_cityst = Albuquerque, NM
| tv = Stadium
| score = 28–30
| attend = 32,427
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|September 14|Thursday}}
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Boise State
| site_stadium = Albertsons Stadium
| site_cityst = Boise, ID
| tv = ESPN
| score = 14–28
| attend = 28,385
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| time = 11:30 a.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Tulsa
| site_stadium = H.A. Chapman Stadium
| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 16–13
| attend = 18,026
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Air Force
| site_stadium = Dreamstyle Stadium
| site_cityst = Albuquerque, NM
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 56–38
| attend = 21,864
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Fresno State
| site_stadium = Bulldog Stadium
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| tv = ATTSNRM
| score = 0–38
| attend = 28,090
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|October 20|Friday}}
| time = 8:15 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Colorado State
| site_stadium = Dreamstyle Stadium
| site_cityst = Albuquerque, NM
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 24–27
| attend = 17,358
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| time = 5:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Wyoming
| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Laramie, WY
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 3–42
| attend = 18,249
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Utah State
| site_stadium = Dreamstyle Stadium
| site_cityst = Albuquerque, NM
| tv = ATTSNRM
| score = 10–24
| attend = 19,293
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Texas A&M
| site_stadium = Kyle Field
| site_cityst = College Station, TX
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 14–55
| attend = 99,051
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|November 17|Friday}}
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = UNLV
| site_stadium = Dreamstyle Stadium
| site_cityst = Albuquerque, NM
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 35–38
| attend = 14,744
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|November 24|Friday}}
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = San Diego State
| site_stadium = SDCCU Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 10–35
| attend = 28,978
}}
}}
Roster
{{American football roster/Header
| year = 2017
| team = New Mexico Lobos
| teamcolors = f
| offensive_players =
{{American football roster/Player|num=13|class=Sr|first=Lamar|last=Jordan|pos=QB|rs=yes|link=y}}
| defensive_players=
| special_teams_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=95|class=Sr|first=Jason|last=Sanders|pos=K|link=y}}
}}
{{American football roster/Footer|roster_url=https://golobos.com/sports/football/roster/season/2017-18/
| head_coach = *Bob Davie
| asst_coach =
| accessdate=
}}
Game summaries
=Abilene Christian=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Wildcats
|R1=7
|R2=0
|R3=0
|R4=7
|Home=Lobos
|H1=7
|H2=7
|H3=10
|H4=14
}}
{{see also|2017 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team}}
{{Clear}}
=New Mexico State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Aggies
|R1=13
|R2=10
|R3=7
|R4=0
|Home=Lobos
|H1=2
|H2=3
|H3=0
|H4=23
}}
{{see also|2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team|Rio Grande Rivalry}}
{{Clear}}
=At Boise State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Lobos
|R1=0
|R2=7
|R3=0
|R4=7
|Home=Broncos
|H1=7
|H2=7
|H3=0
|H4=14
}}
{{see also|2017 Boise State Broncos football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Tulsa=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Lobos
|R1=7
|R2=6
|R3=0
|R4=3
|Home=Golden Hurricane
|H1=3
|H2=7
|H3=0
|H4=3
}}
{{see also|2017 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Air Force=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Falcons
|R1=0
|R2=21
|R3=3
|R4=14
|Home=Lobos
|H1=7
|H2=7
|H3=21
|H4=21
}}
{{see also|2017 Air Force Falcons football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Fresno State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Lobos
|R1=0
|R2=0
|R3=0
|R4=0
|Home=Bulldogs
|H1=14
|H2=7
|H3=10
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2017 Fresno State Bulldogs football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Colorado State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Rams
|R1= 0|R2=21 |R3=0 |R4=6
|Home=Lobos
|H1= 7|H2= 3|H3=7 |H4=7
}}
{{see also|2017 Colorado State Rams football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Wyoming=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Lobos
|R1=0
|R2=0
|R3=0
|R4=3
|Home=Cowboys
|H1=7
|H2=35
|H3=0
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2017 Wyoming Cowboys football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Utah State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Aggies
|R1=7
|R2=7
|R3=3
|R4=7
|Home=Lobos
|H1=0
|H2=3
|H3=0
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2017 Utah State Aggies football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Texas A&M=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Lobos
|R1=0
|R2=7
|R3=7
|R4=0
|Home=Aggies
|H1=13
|H2=35
|H3=0
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2017 Texas A&M Aggies football team}}
{{Clear}}
=UNLV=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Rebels
|R1=10
|R2=14
|R3=3
|R4=11
|Home=Lobos
|H1=0
|H2=14
|H3=7
|H4=14
}}
{{see also|2017 UNLV Rebels football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At San Diego State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Lobos
|R1=0
|R2=0
|R3=10
|R4=0
|Home=Aztecs
|H1=7
|H2=7
|H3=7
|H4=14
}}
{{see also|2017 San Diego State Aztecs football team}}
{{Clear}}
Coaching staff
| class="wikitable" | |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Bob Davie | Head coach |
| Bob DeBesse | Offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach |
| Kevin Cosgrove | Defensive coordinator/linebackers coach |
| Apollo Wright | Special teams coordinator/quarterbacks coach |
| Charles McMillian | Defensive Passing Game Coordinator/safeties coach |
| Saga Tuitele | Run Game Coordinator/offensive line coach |
| Scott Baumgartner | Running backs coach |
| Clay Davie | Tight ends coach |
| Stan Eggen | Defensive line coach |
| Al Simmons | Cornerbacks coach |
Players in the 2018 NFL Draft
{{see also|2018 NFL draft}}
| class="wikitable"
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=New Mexico Lobos| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club}} | ||||
| align="center" bgcolor="" | K | 7 | 229 | Miami Dolphins |