2003 New Mexico Lobos football team

2003 Mountain West Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

2003 New Mexico Lobos football
2003 New Mexico Lobos football
Las Vegas Bowl, L 14–55 vs. Oregon State
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2003 record	8–5 (5–2 MW)
Head coach	Rocky Long (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Dan Dodd (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Osia Lewis (1st season)
Home stadium	University Stadium; (Capacity: 37,370)
	Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

The 2003 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2003 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 sixth-year head coach Rocky Long.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	Texas State*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		W 72–8	35,311
September 6	5:00 pm	at Texas Tech*	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX		L 28–42	45,844
September 13	6:00 pm	BYU	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	SPW	L 7–10	33,606
September 20	3:00 pm	at No. 24 Washington State*	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	FSNNW	L 13–23	32,344
September 27	6:00 pm	New Mexico State*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry)		W 24–17	44,075
October 4	6:00 pm	Utah State*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		W 34–7	31,435
October 18	7:00 pm	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	SPW	W 30–7	22,011
October 25	1:00 pm	at No. 23 Utah	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN+	W 47–35	37,288
November 1	6:00 pm	UNLV	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	SPW	L 35–37	29,179
November 7	7:00 pm	Colorado State	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ESPN2	W 37–34	37,133
November 15	1:00 pm	Air Force	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		W 24–12	35,132
November 22	12:00 pm	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		W 26–3	8,751
December 24	5:30 pm	vs. Oregon State*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Las Vegas Bowl)	ESPN	L 14–55	25,437
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Venues	University Field (1892–1937) Zimmerman Field (1938–1959) University Stadium (1960–2019 and 2021–present) Sam Boyd Stadium (2020)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arizona: (Kit Carson Rifle: 1938–1990) New Mexico State: Rio Grande Rivalry (Maloof Trophy: 1993–2000)
Culture & lore	Lobo "Hail, New Mexico" Spirit Marching Band Red Menace
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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2003 Mountain West Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 21 Utah $		6	–	1		10	–	2
New Mexico		5	–	2		8	–	5
Colorado State		4	–	3		7	–	6
Air Force		3	–	4		7	–	5
San Diego State		3	–	4		6	–	6
BYU		3	–	4		4	–	8
UNLV		2	–	5		6	–	6
Wyoming		2	–	5		4	–	8

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll