2000 New Mexico Lobos football team

2000 New Mexico Lobos football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	5–7 (3–4 MW)
Head coach	Rocky Long (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Dan Dodd (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Bronco Mendenhall (3rd season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Captain	Mike Barnett Jarrod Baxter Henry Stephens
Home stadium	University Stadium

2000 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 14 Colorado State $		6	–	1					10	–	2
Air Force		5	–	2					9	–	3
UNLV		4	–	3					8	–	5
BYU		4	–	3					6	–	6
New Mexico		3	–	4					5	–	7
Utah		3	–	4					4	–	7
San Diego State		3	–	4					3	–	8
Wyoming		0	–	7					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2000 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 third-year head coach Rocky Long.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 26	8:00 pm	at Texas Tech*	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX (Hispanic College Fund Football Classic)	FSN	L 3–24	42,238
September 2	7:00 pm	Boise State*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		L 14–31	22,090
September 9	6:05 pm	Oregon State*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		L 20–28	30,830
September 16		at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM		W 16–13	23,087[1]
September 23		Northern Arizona*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		W 35–28	21,553[2]
September 30		Wyoming	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	SPW	W 45–10	25,089
October 7	1:00 pm	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO		L 14–17	27,507[3]
October 21	10:00 am	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	SPW	W 29–23	40,446
October 28	1:00 pm	Utah	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ESPN+	W 10–3	21,366
November 4	2:00 pm	San Diego State	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ESPN+	L 16–17	21,007
November 11	11:00 am	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	ESPN+	L 14–18	17,081
November 18	4:00 pm	BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN+	L 13–37	62,308
*Non-conference game All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries

Oregon State

See also: 2000 Oregon State Beavers football team

2001 NFL Draft

Main article: 2001 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club	Ref
Joe Maese	Long snapper	6	194	Baltimore Ravens	[5]

References

1. New Mexico State Athletic Department (November 19, 2000). "2000 Aggie Football Statistics". Archived from the original on April 17, 2001 – via Wayback Machine.
2. The Associated Press (September 24, 2000). "New Mexico Knocks Off I-AA Northern Arizona". Arizona Republic. p. 282. Retrieved January 9, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
3. The Associated Press (October 8, 2000). "Colorado State Knocks Lobos Down Notch in League Opener". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 51. Retrieved January 9, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
4. "2019 New Mexico Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of New Mexico Athletic Dept. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
5. "2001 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com.