The 2016 season's largest margin: New Mexico 59, UL Monroe 17. A 42-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2016 — The Winning Chapter
New Mexico's 2016 season (9-4) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Lamar JordanQB681 passing yards
- Austin ApodacaQB654 passing yards
- Teriyon GipsonRB1,269 rushing yards
- Tyrone OwensRB1,097 rushing yards
- Richard McQuarleyRB656 rushing yards
- Q' DrennanWR284 receiving yards
- Dameon GamblinWR254 receiving yards
- Patrick ReedWR237 receiving yards
- Dakota CoxLB91 tackles
- Daniel HenryS65 tackles
- Nik D'AvanzoDL61 tackles
- Garrett HughesDL6.5 sacks
- Maurice DanielsLB4.5 sacks
- Donnie WhiteLB3.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2016.
The season's deepest loss: New Mexico 21, Boise State 49. A 28-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: New Mexico beat UTSA 23-20 in the postseason.
"Go Lobos"
2016 is a middle chapter for New Mexico — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.