2003 New Mexico Lobos football team

American college football season

2003 New Mexico Lobos football

Las Vegas Bowl, L 14–55 vs. Oregon State
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	8–5 (5–2 MW)
Head coach	Rocky Long (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dan Dodd (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Osia Lewis (1st season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	University Stadium (Capacity: 37,370)
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Mountain West Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 21 Utah $	6	–	1	10	–	2
New Mexico	5	–	2	8	–	5
Colorado State	4	–	3	7	–	6
Air Force	3	–	4	7	–	5
San Diego State	3	–	4	6	–	6
BYU	3	–	4	4	–	8
UNLV	2	–	5	6	–	6
Wyoming	2	–	5	4	–	8

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2003 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 sixth-year head coach Rocky Long.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	Texas State*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		W 72–8	35,311
September 6	5:00 pm	at Texas Tech*	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX		L 28–42	45,844
September 13	6:00 pm	BYU	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	SPW	L 7–10	33,606
September 20	3:00 pm	at No. 24 Washington State*	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	FSNNW	L 13–23	32,344
September 27	6:00 pm	New Mexico State*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry)		W 24–17	44,075
October 4	6:00 pm	Utah State*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		W 34–7	31,435
October 18	7:00 pm	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	SPW	W 30–7	22,011
October 25	1:00 pm	at No. 23 Utah	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN+	W 47–35	37,288
November 1	6:00 pm	UNLV	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	SPW	L 35–37	29,179
November 7	7:00 pm	Colorado State	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ESPN2	W 37–34	37,133
November 15	1:00 pm	Air Force	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		W 24–12	35,132
November 22	12:00 pm	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		W 26–3	8,751
December 24	5:30 pm	vs. Oregon State*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Las Vegas Bowl)	ESPN	L 14–55	25,437
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

^ "University of New Mexico Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2012.

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Venues	University Field (1892–1937) Zimmerman Field (1938–1959) University Stadium (1960–2019, 2021–present) Sam Boyd Stadium (2020)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arizona New Mexico State: Rio Grande Rivalry
Culture & lore	Lobo "Hail, New Mexico" Spirit Marching Band Red Menace
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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