1996 New Mexico Lobos football team

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1996 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionMountain Division
1996 record6–5 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDennis Darnell (3rd as OC, 5th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorGary Patterson (1st season)
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 5 BYU x$   8 – 0     14 – 1  
Utah   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Rice   6 – 2     7 – 4  
SMU   4 – 4     5 – 6  
New Mexico   3 – 5     6 – 5  
TCU   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Tulsa   2 – 6     4 – 7  
UTEP   0 – 8     2 – 9  
Pacific Division
No. 22 Wyoming x   7 – 1     10 – 2  
San Diego State   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Colorado State   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Air Force   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Fresno State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
San Jose State   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Hawaii   1 – 7     2 – 10  
UNLV   1 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: BYU 28, Wyoming 25 OT
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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.[1][2]

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.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
August 29at New Mexico State*W 28–7
September 7Northern Arizona*W 49–33
September 14UCF*W 17–7
September 21at BYUL 14–17
September 28TCUW 27–7
October 5at RiceL 21–38
October 19San Diego StateL 42–48
October 26at SMUL 31–52
November 2at TulsaW 34–23
November 9UtahL 24–31
November 23UTEPW 44–17
  • *Non-conference game

Roster[]

1996 New Mexico Lobos football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
WS 6 Scott McGarrahan Jr
FS 16 Billy Austin Jr
LB 23 Brian Urlacher Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1996-12-23

References[]

  1. ^ "1996 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "University of New Mexico Football Record Book" (PDF). University of New Mexico. 2013. pp. 36, 40. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  3. ^ "1996 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
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