New Mexico Lobos 2009 Football Season Year in Review

by Jeremy Mauss on Jan 20, 2010 8:00 AM PST in Mountain West Football

Lobos Football Schedule

@ Texas A&M	Sat 09/05	L 6 - 41
Tulsa	Sat 09/12	L 10 - 44
Air Force	Sat 09/19	L 13 - 37
New Mexico St.	Sat 09/26	L 17 - 20
@ Texas Tech	Sat 10/03	L 28 - 48
@ Wyoming	Sat 10/10	L 13 - 37
UNLV	Sat 10/24	L 17 - 34
@ San Diego St.	Sat 10/31	L 20 - 23
@ Utah	Sat 11/07	L 14 - 45
BYU	Sat 11/14	L 19 - 24
Colorado St.	Sat 11/21	W 29 - 27
@ TCU	Sat 11/28	L 10 - 51

This season went about as bad as any new head coach could have written up. Mike Locksley came from Illinois as their offensive coordinator and recruiting guru, but immediately was in trouble. He was accused of ageism, sexual harassment, and the most egregious was punching his wide receivers coach which lead to a week long suspension.

Coach Locksley was talking quite a bit at the preseason meetings how his team would be able to compete with the top teams. At first glance that did not seem too much like a stretch since the 2008 squad was filled with injuries and the 2007 team was the first bowl winning team in a very long time for the Lobos. Instead the Lobos went 1-11 and beat a realing Colorado State squad to quite possibly save Mike Locksely job.

New Mexico was ranked 100th or lower in nearly every major offensive and defensive category. The team thought to have a good quarterback to run their offense in Donovan Porterie who is a good athlete. However, he suffered a knee injury late last year and never fully recovered. The bright spot was the almost win aganist BYU, but they lost because their kicker was unable to convert on some kicks.

The offense was so terrible that only three times all year they were able to score 20 points or more, while their defense gave up 30 or in eight games with their best defensive output was their 20 points they gave up to rival New Mexico State. The big news is that Locksley is returning next year and the Lobo faithful hope he is able to recruit as well as he is known to.

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haha Colorado State

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by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jan 20, 2010 8:12 AM PST reply actions 1 recs

We beat CU so really it was a good season for us...

That is what I am going to tell myself for the next 8 months till I can have a full man-crush on Pete Thomas.

Bring back Fum's Song!

by bhsmarine on Jan 20, 2010 3:23 PM PST up reply actions

Lobos will win the MWC next year!!

J/K, LOL!!

Stawp g’tin tuchee-feelie, zzzEmoGoestzzz. I dun’t lyke noin ur Emoshuns!

by Role Player on Jan 20, 2010 10:45 AM PST reply actions

only way to go is up next year. please don't lose to nmsu next year if you play them.

it’s kinda weird new mexico keeps locksley but south florida fires jim leavitt and texas tech does the same with mike leach. maybe new mexico does not have the money to buy out whatever contract he has. you would think with tcu’s bcs money being divided up among the mwc teams they would. maybe new mexico needed the money earlier. all i got to say is new mexico, i command you to win at least 4 games next year.

i'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. i was building a house, i don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. bang. "unforgiven"

by wolfmanshowlforever on Jan 20, 2010 1:40 PM PST reply actions