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Lobo wide reciever Delane Hart-Johnson (left) and running back Richard McQuarley celebrate moments after McQuarley dove into the end zone Saturday Nov. 3, 2015. The Lobos pulled ahead of the aggies in the fourth quarter, eventually winning 38-29.

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Football: Lobos rally for 38-29 win

Thomas Romero-Salas | October 4

It didn’t look promising for New Mexico at the start of the second half. The Lobos were trailing in-state rival New Mexico State 26-14, and wide receiver Carlos Wiggins fumbled the opening kickoff, giving the Aggies prime field position. However, UNM rallied and dominated the second half against NMSU, outscoring the Aggies 24-3 for a 38-29 victory at University Stadium, the team's fourth-straight win in the Rio Grande Rivalry.

Steven Romero, #97, along with the rest of the Lobos charges out of the tunnel behind a New Mexico state flag during the opening of their game against Tulsa on Saturday, Sept. 12. The Lobos will play the Aggies this Saturday at University Stadium.

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Football: Rio Grande Rivalry resumes this Saturday

Thomas Romero-Salas | October 1

Winning streaks have been few and far between for New Mexico football. The Lobos (2-2) have won a maximum of just two games in a row twice since head coach Bob Davie took over the program in 2012. UNM will have a chance to add a third two-game winning streak this Saturday when it hosts in-state rival New Mexico State at University Stadium.

Author Marcus “Goodie” Goodloe, a UNM alumnus, discusses his book “King Maker” at Bookworks on Saturday, Sept. 26. Goodloe’s book offers a look into Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s partnership with athletes and entertainers.

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Lobo alumnus champions social change

Liam Cary-Eaves | October 1

Leadership, poise, charisma and a positive attitude are all desirable traits when recruiting a student-athlete. Marcus “Goodie” Goodloe brought these traits to the University of New Mexico football field along with a calling to facilitate change in the community. Goodloe, a product of South Central Los Angeles, said he chose to attend UNM in the early 1990s for several of reasons: he would get to see playing time right away for a struggling program, he would get to experience a new culture with plenty of sunshine, and he would get a fresh start to tackle issues dear to him.

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Football: New Mexico finds its offensive footing

Liam Cary-Eaves | September 28

It didn’t take long for New Mexico to find its offensive identity on Saturday. UNM established its run game early, making several big plays on the way to a 38-28 win at Wyoming. It’s the first time that the Lobos won their Mountain West conference opener since 2005. The Lobos (2-2, 1-0 MW) had no problem running the ball against the Cowboys. UNM rushed 47 times for 302 yards, for an average of 6.4 yards per carry, including touchdown runs of 56 and 43 yards.

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Football: Lobos win 38-28 in Wyoming

September 26

New Mexico went back to the basics at Wyoming on Saturday. The Lobos (2-2, 1-0 MW) rushed for 302 yards on 47 for and average of 6.4 yards per carry in a 38-28 win over the Cowboys (0-4).

Lobo’s Austin Apodaca prepares to send the ball downfield during their game against Tulsa Sept. 12, 2015. The Lobos play University of Wyoming this Saturday.

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Football: Davie says Lobos lacking identity on offense

Thomas Romero-Salas | September 24

For the first time under head coach Bob Davie, New Mexico is having an identity crisis on offense. With the offensive line in a state of flux since the beginning of the season, and quarterback play being passable at best, UNM hasn’t been able to establish its triple-option offense. Instead, the Lobos have tried to throw more passes than they’re comfortable with, and the results haven’t been positive.

New Mexico redshirt sophomore quarterback Lamar Jordan throws a pass against ASU on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe. The Sun Devils defeated the Lobos 34-10. (Reilly Kneedler/The State Press)

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Football: Lobo offense struggles to get off the ground in 34-10 loss to ASU

Thomas Romero-Salas | September 21

There wasn’t much of a rhythm to New Mexico’s offense at Arizona State on Friday. The issue was at a key position: quarterback. UNM’s Lamar Jordan and Austin Apodaca both struggled, resulting in a 34-10 loss to the Sun Devils in Tempe, Arizona. Jordan, who started the game, went just 4-11 for 22 yards. Apodaca did slightly better, going 8-18 with 89 yards and an interception. Both quarterbacks took the same number of snaps, leading the Lobos to just 295 yards of total offense.

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Football: Lobos fall at ASU 34-10

Thomas Romero-Salas | September 18

New Mexico quarterbacks Lamar Jordan and Austin Apodaca almost played an equal amount of snaps at Arizona State on Friday. However, neither of them were able to get UNM’s offense into a rhythm in a 34-10 loss.

Lobo quarterback Austin Apodaca prepares to pass as he is chased down by Tulsa’s defensive line. The Lobos play the Sun Devils this Friday in Tempe, Arizona.

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Football: Tempe a traditionally tough place for Lobos

Thomas Romero-Salas | September 17

The city of Tempe, Arizona hasn’t been kind to New Mexico. In the history between UNM and Arizona State, the Lobos are 1-12-1 all-time in Tempe with that lone victory coming in 1934. If UNM is able to garner a win in Sun Devil Stadium this Friday it will be a big upset. The Sun Devils are a 28-point favorite over the visiting Lobos.

Lobos running back Teriyon Gipson runs past Tulsa defenders at University Stadium during their game Saturday night. The Lobos lost against the Golden Hurricane 21-40.

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Football: Lobos' offense sputters against Tulsa

Liam Cary-Eaves | September 15

Shaky play in UNM’s 40-21 loss to Tulsa on Saturday night left New Mexico’s offense exposed. Things started out just right for New Mexico as the squad strutted down the field on a six-play, 75-yard drive in under three minutes. However, not many drives after that went as smoothly as the first series of the game. Part of the problem for the Lobos was at the line of scrimmage, head coach Bob Davie said. The dive play was not working, which limited how much his offense could do after Tulsa took away a major component of New Mexico’s ground game.

New Mexico offensive lineman Aaron Jenkons walks away from a play after the referee throws a penalty flag against the Lobos. UNM had 14 penalties for 154 yards during its 21-40 loss against the Golden Hurricane.

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Football: Penalties plague Lobos in loss to Tulsa

Thomas Romero-Salas | September 12

Until Saturday, UNM had been one of the most disciplined teams in the country. However, New Mexico committed 14 penalties that cost them a total of 154 yards in a 40-21 loss to Tulsa at University Stadium.

Jhurell Pressley jukes a Mississippi Valley State defender on his way downfield during last Saturday’s season opener. The Lobos’ next game will be this Saturday at 6 p.m. against Tulsa.

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Football: Team aiming to keep streak against Tulsa

Thomas Romero-Salas | September 10

Now it’s time for the real season to begin. A week after New Mexico dismantled Football Championship Subdivision member Mississippi Valley State 66-0, the Lobos will get their first real taste of competition when they host Tulsa on Saturday at University Stadium.

UNM linebacker Kimmie Carson sacs the Mississippi Valley quarterback on Saturday evening, at University Stadium. The Lobos will play against Arizona State on September 18th in Tempe, AZ.

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Football: Defense leads Lobos to 66-0 shutout

Liam Cary-Eaves | September 8

New Mexico’s defense showed no growing pains showcasing its new nickel defense in a 66-0 rout over Mississippi  Valley State on Saturday night at  University Stadium. UNM sent consistent pressure throughout the night in the season opener against MVSU’s dual quarterback system, never allowing any kind of rhythm for the Delta Devils. Head coach Bob Davie said he doesn’t take anything for granted after his team blew out the visiting Delta Devils, but said it was hard to tell how well his defense actually performed.

UNM sophomore running back Daryl Chestnut stands among his teammates during a media timeout on Friday night at University Stadium. Chestnut ran a 64 yard touchdown, helping the Lobos dominate 66-0 in the team’s season opener.

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UNM demolishes MVSU 66-0

Thomas Romero-Salas | September 5

New Mexico sophomore running back Daryl Chestnut didn’t need much time to show off his skills. In the third quarter Chestnut took his first career handoff up the middle and used his speed to outrace the defense for a  64-yard touchdown.

Linebacker Kimmie Carson walks away from a play during the Lobos game against Wyoming last November. The Lobos’ season opener is this Saturday at 6 p.m. against the Mississippi Valley State.

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Football: Lobos keep expectations high going into season starter

Thomas Romero-Salas | September 3

Back when Bob Davie was an analyst for ESPN, there was one aspect of the job that he disliked: making predictions. Davie, entering his fourth year as head coach for New Mexico, said he wasn’t fond of acting like he knew what was going to happen five months into the college football season. Davie was paid to give his opinion much in the same way that he gives his opinion as a head coach. Well, the time for making predictions is over.

New Mexico defensive lineman Nik D’Avanzo makes a move past an offensive player during an intrasquad scrimmage last Saturday. One thing defensive coordinator Kevin Cosgrove has been trying to instill in his players: a physical mentality.

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Football: Deep D-line hardens in face of coming season

Thomas Romero-Salas | August 27

It takes time to instill a physical mentality. It’s something New Mexico’s defensive coordinator has been working on. Kevin Cosgrove, who is in his second year at UNM, said one of his goals was to get the Lobos to play a more physical style of football. So far, the team has shown a more aggressive attitude with Cosgrove at the helm.

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Football: ABQ natives Russo, Walsh given scholarships

Thomas Romero-Salas | August 25

Bob Davie has always spoken about how vital walk-ons are to New Mexico’s program. On Tuesday the head coach awarded scholarships to redshirt juniors and former walk-ons John Russo and Michael Walsh, both of whom are Albuquerque natives.

UNM redshirt sophomore quarterback Lamar Jordan runs the ball on Saturday evening. UNM’s first game will be against Mississippi Valley State on Sept. 5 at University Stadium.

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Football: Lobos show off air game in final Fall Camp scrimmage

Thomas Romero-Salas | August 24

The passing game is starting to look like the real deal for New Mexico. After three years of not being a threat in the air, the Lobos showed off their new aerial attack in their third and final scrimmage of fall camp. Both the quarterbacks and the receivers made several plays throughout the scrimmage, including a couple of nice plays by sophomore wide out Delane Hart-Johnson.

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Football: Rothschiller doesn't let height deter skills

Thomas Romero-Salas | August 20

An ideal physical specimen Jake Rothschiller is not. However, being one of the shortest safeties for New Mexico hasn’t stopped the 5-foot-7 Rothschiller from getting plenty of reps in during this fall camp.

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Football: QB at wideout shows intellect

Thomas Romero-Salas | August 17

It didn’t take long for Patrick Reed to realize there wouldn’t be much playing time as quarterback for him. All Reed had to do was take one look at the depth chart to see that he was behind incumbent redshirt sophomore starter Lamar Jordan, redshirt junior transfer Austin Apodaca and redshirt freshman JaJuan Lawson. That prompted Reed to propose a position switch during spring football practice: He told head coach Bob Davie that he wanted to go from quarterback to wide receiver. Davie accepted Reed’s proposal, and the redshirt freshman has proven that he’s a capable wideout thus far.