2001 New Mexico Lobos football team

2001 New Mexico Lobos football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	6–5 (4–3 MW)
Head coach	Rocky Long (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dan Dodd (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Bronco Mendenhall (4th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	University Stadium (Capacity: 38,634)

2001 Mountain West Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 25 BYU $		7	–	0					12	–	2
Colorado State		5	–	2					7	–	5
Utah		4	–	3					8	–	4
New Mexico		4	–	3					6	–	5
Air Force		3	–	4					6	–	6
UNLV		3	–	4					4	–	7
San Diego State		2	–	5					3	–	8
Wyoming		0	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2001 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 fourth-year head coach Rocky Long.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	UTEP*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	KKWB	W 26–6	41,771
September 8	7:00 pm	at Texas Tech*	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, Texas		L 30–42	48,924
September 22	6:00 pm	at Baylor*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas		L 13–16 OT	38,396
September 29	1:00 pm	at Utah	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN+	L 37–16	32,100
October 6	1:00 pm	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	SPW	W 30–29	16,241
October 13	1:00 pm	No. 18 BYU	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ESPN+	L 20–24	29,036
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time