The New Mexico Lobos college football team represents the University of New Mexico in the Mountain West Conference (MWC), as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 32 head coaches, and 1 interim head coach, since it began play during the 1892 season. Since December 2023, Bronco Mendenhall has served as New Mexico's head coach.[1]
Five coaches have led New Mexico in postseason bowl games: Ted Shipkey, Willis Barnes, Dennis Franchione, Rocky Long, and Bob Davie. Two coaches have won division titles: Franchione won one Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Mountain division and Davie won one MWC Mountain division title. Two coaches also won conference championships: Shipkey won one as a member of the Border Conference and Bill Weeks won three as a member of the WAC.
Long is the leader in seasons coached, with 11 years as head coach and games coached (134), won (65). Walter McEwan has the highest winning percentage at .900. Carl Hamilton has the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .000.
Key
[edit]| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] | ||||
Coaches
[edit]| No. | Name[A 6] | Season(s)[A 7] | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC | CC | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William A. Zimmer | 1894 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 2 | Joe Napier | 1901 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 3 | Walter McEwan | 1903–1904 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 4 | Martin F. Angell | 1905–1907 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0.792 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 5 | Hermon H. Conwell | 1908 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.833 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 6 | Sam P. McBirney | 1909 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 7 | Carl Hamilton | 1910 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 8 | Ralph Hutchinson | 1911–1916 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 9 | Frank E. Wood | 1917 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 10 | John F. McGough | 1919 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 11 | Roy W. Johnson | 1920–1930 | 79 | 41 | 32 | 6 | 0.557 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 12 | Chuck Riley | 1931–1933 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0.370 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0.417 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 13 | Gwinn Henry | 1934–1936 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0.571 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 14 | Ted Shipkey | 1937–1941 | 45 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 0.600 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 0.600 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 15 | Willis Barnes | 1942–1946 | 44 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 0.489 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0.500 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 16 | Berl Huffman | 1947–1949 | 31 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0.274 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0.167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 17 | Dudley DeGroot | 1950–1952 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0.433 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0.474 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 18 | Bob Titchenal | 1953–1955 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 0.446 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0.417 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 19 | Dick Clausen | 1956–1957 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0.400 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 20 | Marv Levy | 1958–1959 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0.700 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 21 | Bill Weeks | 1960–1967 | 82 | 40 | 41 | 1 | 0.494 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 0.449 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — |
| 22 | Rudy Feldman | 1968–1973 | 63 | 24 | 37 | 2 | 0.397 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 0.421 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 23 | Bill Mondt | 1974–1979 | 69 | 31 | 37 | 1 | 0.457 | 18 | 23 | 0 | 0.439 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 24 | Joe Morrison | 1980–1982 | 34 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 0.544 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0.568 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 25 | Joe Lee Dunn | 1983–1986 | 47 | 17 | 30 | 0 | 0.362 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0.300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 26 | Mike Sheppard | 1987–1991 | 59 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 0.153 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 0.105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 27 | Dennis Franchione | 1992–1997 | 69 | 33 | 36 | 0 | 0.478 | 21 | 27 | 0 | 0.438 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 28 | Rocky Long | 1998–2008 | 134 | 65 | 69 | — | 0.485 | 40 | 34 | — | 0.541 | 1 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 29 | Mike Locksley | 2009–2011 | 28 | 2 | 26 | — | 0.071 | 2 | 15 | — | 0.118 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Int | George Barlow [A 8] |
2011 | 8 | 1 | 7 | — | 0.125 | 1 | 6 | — | 0.143 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 30 | Bob Davie | 2012–2019 | 99 | 35 | 64 | — | 0.354 | 17 | 47 | — | 0.266 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 31 | Danny Gonzales | 2020–2023 | 43 | 11 | 32 | — | 0.256 | 5 | 26 | — | 0.161 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 32 | Bronco Mendenhall | 2024–present | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | – | 0 | 0 | — | – | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[2]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[3]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[4]
- ^ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season.
- ^ New Mexico did not have a head coach for their 1892, 1893, and 1899 seasons.
- ^ New Mexico did not field a team for their 1895–1898, 1900, and 1918 seasons.
- ^ Barlow served as interim head coach for the final eight games of the 2011 season after Mike Locksley was fired.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Thamel, Pete (December 5, 2023). "New Mexico hires Bronco Mendenhall as football coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ^ "New Mexico fires Mike Locksley". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 26, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2024.