2002 New Mexico Lobos football team

The 2002 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Rocky Long, the Lobos compiled an overall record of 7–7 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing second in the MW. New Mexico was invited to the Las Vegas Bowl, where the Lobos lost to UCLA. The team played home games at University Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

2002 New Mexico Lobos football
Las Vegas Bowl, L 13–27 vs. UCLA
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	7–7 (5–2 MW)
Head coach	Rocky Long (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dan Dodd (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Bronco Mendenhall (5th season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	University Stadium
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Colorado State $		6	–	1					10	–	4
New Mexico		5	–	2					7	–	7
Air Force		4	–	3					8	–	5
San Diego State		4	–	3					4	–	9
Utah		3	–	4					5	–	6
UNLV		3	–	4					5	–	7
BYU		2	–	5					5	–	7
Wyoming		1	–	6					2	–	10
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 24	at NC State*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (BCA Classic)	L 14–34	47,018
August 31	Weber State*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 38–24	35,765	[1]
September 7	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 31–38 OT	36,620
September 14	Baylor*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 23–0	30,013
September 21	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry)	L 13–24	28,587
September 27	Texas Tech*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 0–49	35,111
October 12	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	W 25–16	21,205
October 19	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 44–45 OT	15,942
October 26	Utah	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 42–35 OT	27,300
November 9	San Diego State	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 15–8	28,770
November 16	at BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	W 20–16	60,764
November 23	at No. 20 Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 14–22	30,215
November 30	Wyoming	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 49–20	26,115
December 25	vs. UCLA*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Las Vegas Bowl)	L 13–27	30,324
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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