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The University of New Mexico Football ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS the University of New Mexico Frank Mercogliano, Asst. A.D. for Communications Email: [email protected] Cell Phone: 505-410-4844 Twitter: @fmmercogliano Lobo Football www.GoLobos.com 1939 Sun Bowl * 1944 Sun Bowl * 1946 Sun Bowl * 1947 Harbor Bowl * 1961 Aviation Bowl * 1997 Insight.com Bowl * 2002 Las Vegas Bowl * 2003 Las Vegas Bowl * 2004 Emerald Bowl * 2006 New Mexico Bowl * 2007 New Mexico Bowl * 2015 Gildan New Mexico Bowl * 2016 Gildan New Mexico Bowl 2017 SCHEDULE New Mexico Game 1 Date Opponent Time TV Lobos 9/2 Abilene Christian 6 p.m. None Date .............................................. Saturday, September 2 9/9 !New Mexico State 6 p.m. Stadium/FB Live Record: 0-0 MW: 0-0 Time .............................................................6:00 p.m. MT 9/14 *at Boise State (Thurs.) 6 p.m. ESPN Location ..............................................Albuquerque, N.M. 9/23 at Tulsa TBA TBA Head Coach: Bob Davie Venue ...................... Branch Field at Dreamstyle Stadium 9/30 *Air Force 5 p.m. CBSSN UNM Record: 27-36 (Sixth Year) 10/14 *at Fresno State 8 p.m. AT&T Sports Capacity ................................................................. 39,224 Career Record: 62-61 (11th Year) 10/20 *Colorado State (Fri.) 8:15 p.m. ESPN2 Television ..................................................................None 10/28 *at Wyoming TBA ESPN Family Series Record ............................................... First Meeting 11/4 *Utah State 3:30 p.m. AT&T Sports Abilene Christian In ABQ ..................................................... First Meeting 11/11 at Texas A&M TBA TBA In Abilene ................................................ First Meeting 11/17 *UNLV (Fri.) 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 Wildcats Current Streak ............................................. First Meeting 11/24 *at San Diego State (Fri.) 1:30 p.m. CBSSN Record: 0-0 Southland: 0-0 Last Meeting ................................................ First Meeting *Mountain West game BOLD denotes home game Last Meeting in Albuquerque ...................... First Meeting !denotes Rio Grande Rivalry Game Head Coach: Adam Dorrel, first season ACU Record: 0-0 (First Year) Broadcast Information Career Record: 76-8 (Seventh Year) TV: None #GoLobos at a Glance (#GoLobos) RADIO: Lobo Radio Network The Season: (770 KKOB-AM flagship in Albuquerque) The University of New Mexico Lobos went 9-4 last season, winning the 2016 Gildan New Mexico Bowl 23-20 Play-by-Play ............................................ Robert Portnoy over UTSA. The Lobos went 6-2 in the Mountain West’s Mountain Division, earning a share of the division Analyst ...................................................DonTrell Moore title, losing out a chance to play for the Mountain West Championships on a complicated tiebreaker. The Sidelines .........................................................Ned James Lobos will enter the 2017 season having won seven of their last eight games, including the final two. The 2016 Mountain Division title was the first for UNM since 1997, when the team won the Mountain Division of the Western Athletic Conference and eventually played in the 1997 Insight.com Bowl. The Abilene Christian Wildcats are coming off a 2-9 season, but they have a whole new coaching staff. The lost a close game to New Mexico Coaching Staff open the season to Mountain West team Air Force 37-21. SIDELINES The Coaches: Bob Davie .......................................................Head Coach The University of New Mexico Lobos are coached by Bob Davie, who is 27-36 as he enters his sixth season Scott Baumgartner ...................................................... RBs with the Lobos, and he is 62-61 overall as he enters his 11th season. He spent his first five seasons as a head Saga Tuitele ............................ Run Game Coordinator/OL coach manning the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. After leading the Lobos to back-to-back bowl games, Davie Apollo Wright ......................................Special Teams/QBs has now been the head coach for five bowl teams, three at Notre Dame and two at New Mexico. He is look- Kevin Cosgrove ......................................... Def. Coord./LBs ing to become just the second coach in UNM history to lead the Lobos to three straight bowl games. Adam Stan Eggen .....................................................................DL Dorrel is in his first season with Abilene Christian after going 76-8 and winning three national titles in his six Jordan Peterson ................................................... Safeties years at Northwest Missouri State. He went 15-0 all three of his title winning seasons. BOOTH What’s Inside Bob DeBesse ...........................................Off. Coord./WRs Clay Davie .....................................................................TEs Must Haves for the Media Section Section That Will Make Any Stats & Numbers Person Happy Jacob Bronowski ...............................Grad. Asst. (Offense) Schedule/Staff/At a Glance ............................................. 1 Red Zone Report/Starting Lineups ................................ 27 Media Schedule/Policies ................................................. 2 Results and Team Statistics ........................................... 28 Ben Sherman ....................................Grad. Asst. (Offense) Roster ........................................................................... 3-4 Offensive Statistics ...................................................29-31 Al Simmons ................................................................. CBs Two-Deep ........................................................................ 5 Defensive Statistics........................................................ 32 Greg Svarczkopf ............................... Grad. Asst. (Defense) Where They Come From ................................................. 6 Season and Career Statistics ....................................33-36 Michael Smith ................................. Grad. Asst. (Defense) Making National Headlines ............................................. 7 The Game-by-Game Section Section That Will Make Any Broadcast Better UNM Game-by-Game Statistics ..................................... 37 Notes .......................................................................... 8-15 Opponent Game-by-Game Statistics ............................. 38 Uniform Tracker ............................................................ 16 Game-by-Game Passing/Rushing/Receiving ................. 39 Game-by-Game and Career Individual Stats ............17-24 Game-by-Game UNM Tackles ....................................... 40 2016 Opponent Schedules ............................................ 25 The Last Time it Happened ........................................... 41 About Head Coach Bob Davie ....................................... 26 Game Recaps ............................................................42-48 1 The University of New Mexico Football General Information Name of School ..............University of New Mexico Media Policies and Procedures City/Zip ..........................Albuquerque, N.M. 87106 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Founded .................. 1889 by Territorial Legislature Enrollment .................................................... 25,015 Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Game Practice Nickname .......................................................Lobos 9:00 - 11:15 a.m. 9:00 - 11:15 a.m. 9:15 - 11:10 a.m. 9:45 - 11:20 a.m. Walk Through 6:00 p.m. Off School Colors ................................Cherry and Silver Stadium ............ Branch Field at University Stadium Media Media Media Media Media Media Media Capacity ........................................................ 39,224 Open first 30 Open first 30 Open first 30 Open first 30 None Coach Davie and Off Conference ..................................... Mountain West minutes minutes minutes minutes players after the Affiliation ...................................................... NCAA I Interviews after Interviews after Interviews after (Coach Davie Only) game Interim President ................ Dr. Chaouki T. Abdullah practice (Coaches/ practice (Players) practice (Coaches/ Interim Athletic Director ................. Janice Ruggiero Players) Press Conference Players) Athletic Dept. Phone .........................505-925-5501 at 12:30 p.m. Ticket Office Phone ...........................505-925-LOBO (Press Box Zia II) Coaching Staff Head Coach ............................................Bob Davie Game Week Media Schedule Alma Mater, Year ...............Youngstown State, 1977 Media At Practice Record at School (years) ..............27-36, 6th season Practice is only open for media for the first 30 minutes, and it is closed to the public. Contact Frank Mercogliano for more information about the class Career Record (years) ................62-61, 11th season schedules for players needed for interviews (some players are not available due to class after practice, but we will make all efforts to get everyone the Football Office Phone ........................505-925-5700 interviews they need. Best Time of Day to Reach Coach ..........Contact SID Bob Davie Interview Opportunities Assistant Coaches .................................................... Coach Davie has several media availability times during the week. During game week, he is available after practices on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Bob DeBesse ............................