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Davie: 2012 recruits to turn team around

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By NATHAN FARMER
At 5:45 a.m. the faxes started coming in. On Wednesday, national signing day, the men’s football team signed 24 players to national letters of intent for the upcoming season.
FEB 3 | No comments

Team preps for new staff, misses Locksley

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By CESAR DAVILA
The 2012 Lobo football team will look completely different than it has in the last three seasons — on the sidelines, that is. First-year head coach Bob Davie officially introduced his coaching staff on Monday and there are a lot of new faces.
FEB 1 | No comments

Davie picks coaches who care

By NATHAN FARMER
The pieces of the puzzle for a successful season are coming together for the Lobo football team. First-year head coach Bob Davie unveiled the coaching staff for the upcoming season at a press conference on Monday.
FEB 1 | No comments

Barlow leaves with loss, respect

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By NATHAN FARMER
George Barlow’s tenure as interim head football coach, and the football team’s season, ended Saturday with a 45-0 blowout loss to No. 7 Boise State.
DEC 5 | No comments

Messina fit to tackle Urlacher’s record

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By MUNDO CARRILLO
Saturday’s football game against Boise State is Lobo senior linebacker Carmen Messina’s last, and it’s also his chance to beat the University’s all-time tackle record.
DEC 2 | No comments

Lobos get new football coach

By NATHAN FARMER
UNM’s new football coach has arrived. Vice president of Athletics Paul Krebs announced yesterday that Bob Davie will take over the coaching responsibilities from George Barlow, the interim head coach, at the end of the season, becoming UNM’s 31st head football coach.
NOV 18 | 6 comments

Messina follows Urlacher’s record-setting legacy

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By THOMAS ROMERO-SALAS
On Senior Night, the Lobos’ senior linebacker Carmen Messina led his team to victory and became the second Lobo to get a hundred tackles in three consecutive seasons, but he said he doesn’t care about stats.
NOV 14 | No comments

Barlow leaves with a victory

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By MUNDO CARRILLO
Interim head football coach George Barlow won’t be leaving UNM without a win. On Saturday, the Lobos beat the UNLV Rebels 21-14 with a game-winning touchdown run late in the fourth quarter.
NOV 14 | No comments

Second scoreless week mixes resolve and anger

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By MUNDO CARRILLO
After a 42-0 defeat Saturday for its eighth consecutive loss, the Lobo football team still has nothing to be happy about, running back Crusoe Gongbay said. “Everybody’s mad,” he said.
OCT 31 | 2 comments

Players warming up to Barlow

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By MUNDO CARRILLO
Mike Locksley’s 2-26 record didn’t earn him many fans off the field, but on the field his players supported him. Most of the players said they were sad to see him go. “It was sad at the moment, but we have to move on,” wide receiver Ty Kirk said.
OCT 21 | 2 comments

Locksley claims good reputation, shifts blame

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By NATHAN FARMER
Last week, Locksley gave fans a delusional post-firing interview that yet again embarrassed everyone involved with the Lobos. The smug, no-emotion attitude that we have been graced with for the past three years was on display as he shared his thoughts on his tenure with KRQE sports director Van Tate.
OCT 5 | 10 comments

Mounting mistakes cause continued loss

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By MUNDO CARRILLO
The Lobo football team losing streak hasn’t changed since the University fired head coach Mike Locksley. The Lobos lost to in-state rival New Mexico State 42-28, in front of more than 30,000 fans at University Stadium on Saturday. This is the fourth game of the season in which the Lobo defense allowed 42 points or more.
OCT 3 | 2 comments

Two losses to Aggies too many

By MUNDO CARRILLO
In their first game Locksley-less, the Lobos face in-state rival NMSU this weekend. The Lobos have yet to win a football game this season.
Although George Barlow is now the head coach, he said that he is not making drastic changes to the way Locksley ran the program.
SEP 30 | 1 comment

Blunders mar ‘gimme’ game

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By MUNDO CARRILLO
Former UNM head football coach Mike Locksley was very emotional after what would be his last game with the Lobos. “It was unacceptable to lose that game,” Locksley said.
SEP 26 | 3 comments

Freshman shines while team loses

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By THOMAS ROMERO-SALAS
Deon Long is one of the only bright spots on this season’s UNM football team. Through three games of the 2011 season, wide receiver Long has made an impact on the team by being its most potent offensive player. The freshman has accumulated more than half of the Lobos’ total offense through the first part of the season, with 496 all-purpose yards.
SEP 21 | 1 comment

Little mistakes add to large loss

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By MUNDO CARRILLO
Not even the weather stopped Texas Tech quarterback Seth Doege.
In a game hampered by two lightning delays, Doege helped to defeat the Lobos 59-13 on Saturday at University Stadium, setting a new NCAA completion percentage record. Doege threw for 401 yards and five touchdowns and completed 40 out of 44 passes.
SEP 19 | 2 comments

Defense key to stop Texas Tech

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By MUNDO CARRILLO
It hasn’t been an easy two weeks for the UNM football team. Last week the Lobos played No. 13 Arkansas, and this weekend they will play Big 12 powerhouse Texas Tech at University Stadium. The Red Raiders are coming off a 50-10 win over Texas State.
SEP 16 | 2 comments

Razorbacks just another team

The Lobo football team is going to have the biggest challenge of its early season this weekend. UNM travels to Little Rock, Ark., on Saturday to take on No. 14 Arkansas Razorbacks. “Our team is excited about having a chance to play a team like Arkansas,” head coach Mike Locksley said. “We expect it to be hot, we expect it to be humid and we expect a great atmosphere for football.”
SEP 9 | 3 comments

Taking a loss with heads held high

By THOMAS ROMERO-SALAS
The Lobo football team lost its season opener, which might make it easy to dismiss it as the team with no improvement from last year. Not so fast, though — there were a lot of positives from
Saturday’s game. Sophomore Linebacker Dallas Bollema, for example, led the team in tackles with 13.
SEP 7 | 3 comments

Defense blocks the ball, offense drops, loses it

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By NATHAN FARMER
Before last Saturday’s game against Colorado State, head football coach Mike Locksley said the key to winning would be for the Lobos not to be a detriment to themselves. The message did not reach the players, apparently, because the team had six fumbles, losing three of them in the 14-10 loss.
SEP 7 | No comments

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