2011 New Mexico Lobos football team

American college football season

2011 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record1–11 (1–6 MW)
Head coach
  • Mike Locksley (3rd season; first 4 games)
  • George Barlow (interim)
Offensive coordinatorDavid Reaves (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorGeorge Barlow (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Mountain West Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 TCU $   7 0     11 2  
No. 8 Boise State   6 1     12 1  
Wyoming   5 2     8 5  
San Diego State   4 3     8 5  
Air Force   3 4     7 6  
Colorado State   1 6     3 9  
UNLV   1 6     2 10  
New Mexico   1 6     1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Lobos were led by third-year head coach Mike Locksley for the first four games and by interim head coach George Barlow for the remainder of the season. They played their home games at University Stadium and are members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 1–11, 1–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place.

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40 Commit date
Daniel Adams
WR
Hyattsville, Maryland Northwestern Senior H.S. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 28, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
Destry Berry
CB
Orchard Park, New York Erie C.C. 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 4.4 Dec 5, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: –
Zach Boerboom
TE
Cape Girardeau, Missouri Central H.S. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Feb 2, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 45
Harvello Buie
LB
Seffner, Florida Armwood H.S. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Feb 1, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 45
Korain Chambers
OL
Yuma, Arizona Western Arizona C.C. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 330 lb (150 kg) 4.4 Dec 12, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: –
Zach Dancel
ATH
Olney, Maryland Our Lady of Good Counsel H.S. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 4.6 Jan 18, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 66
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "New Mexico Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
  • "2011 New Mexico Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 1, 2011.

Schedule

[1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 34:00 p.m.Colorado State
The Mtn.L 10–1421,454[2]
September 105:00 p.m.at No. 14 Arkansas*
ESPNUL 3–5252,606
September 171:30 p.m.Texas Tech*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
VersusL 13–5920,674
September 244:00 p.m.No. 20 (FCS) Sam Houston State*dagger
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 45–48 OT16,313
October 16:00 p.m.New Mexico State*
The Mtn.L 28–4230,091
October 1512:00 p.m.at Nevada*
L 7–4915,369
October 2212:00 p.m.at TCUThe Mtn.L 0–6933,833
October 2912:00 p.m.Air Force
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
The Mtn.L 0–4216,691
November 56:00 p.m.at San Diego StateThe Mtn.L 7–3528,362[3]
November 128:00 p.m.UNLV
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
The Mtn.W 21–1414,937
November 1912:00 p.m.at Wyoming
The Mtn.L 10–3114,959
December 34:00 p.m.at No. 9 Boise StateThe Mtn.L 0–4533,878
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

Coaching change

On September 25, 2011, Mike Locksley was relieved of his duties as head coach after an 0–4 start. Associate head coach and defensive coordinator George Barlow assumed the job on an interim basis for the remainder of the season.

On November 16, New Mexico announced the hiring of former Notre Dame head coach and ESPN analyst Bob Davie as their new head coach beginning in the 2012 season.[4]

Roster

(as of 9/7/2011) [5]
Quarterbacks
  • 8 Tarean Austin – Sophomore
  • 9 Ricardo Young – Redshirt Freshman
  • 10 Dustin Walton – Freshman
  • 12 B.R. Holbrook – Redshirt Junior
  • 14 Kevin Chavez – Freshman
  • 16 Detchauz Wray – Redshirt Freshman
Wide receivers
  • 2 Emmanuel McPhearson – Redshirt Junior
  • 5 Donnie Duncan – Freshman
  • 7 Lamarr Thomas – Junior
  • 9 Michael Scarlett – Senior
  • 20 Deon Long – Redshirt Freshman
  • 80 Daniel Adams – Freshman
  • 84 Ty Kirk – Junior
  • 85 Quintell Solomon – Freshman
  • 87 Jeric Magnant – Redshirt Freshman
Offensive line
  • 61 Calvin McDowney – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 62 Tomas Rodriguez – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 63 Dillon Farrell – Sophomore
  • 64 J.V. Mason – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 65 Zach Boerboom – Freshman
  • 66 LaMar Bratton – Redshirt Freshman
  • 67 Mat McBain – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 68 Korian Chambers – Junior
  • 71 Darryl Johnson – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 74 Larry Mazyck – Freshman
  • 75 Joe Washington – Redshirt Senior
  • 76 Dillon Romine – Freshman
  • 77 Jamal Price – Freshman
  • 78 Earl Johnson – Redshirt Freshman
 
Running backs
  • 4 Demarcus Rogers – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 13 James Wright – Redshirt Senior
  • 21 Kasey Carrier – Redshirt Junior
  • 22 Crusoe Gongbay – Freshman
  • 25 Chase Clayton – Redshirt Freshman
  • 27 Nathan Struck – Freshman
  • -- Jhurell PressleyFreshman
Fullbacks
  • 37 Chris Biren – Redshirt Junior
Tight ends
  • 82 Michael Wilkinson – Freshman
  • 86 David Georges – Freshman
  • 89 Andrew Aho – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 97 Lucas Reed – Redshirt Junior
 
Defensive line
  • 44 Joseph Harris – Junior
  • 48 Jaymar Latchison – Senior
  • 49 Ugo Uzodinma – Junior
  • 50 Rod Davis – Junior
  • 57 Mark Hunter – Redshirt Junior
  • 60 Jake Carr – Redshirt Junior
  • 90 Jacori Greer – Sophomore
  • 91 Brett Kennedy – Redshirt Senior
  • 92 Reggie Ellis – Redshirt Junior
  • 98 KevinJo Atkins – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 99 Fatu Ulale – Junior
Linebackers
  • 18 Javarie Johnson – Redshirt Freshman
  • 24 Sean Willis – Redshirt Freshman
  • 37 Brian Hubbell - Redshirt Freshman
  • 38 Zach Daugherty – Redshirt Freshman
  • 39 Joe Stoner – Junior
  • 41 Dallas Bollema – Sophomore
  • 45 Tevin Newman – Freshman
  • 46 Spencer Merritt – Redshirt Junior
  • 47 A.J. Johnson – Senior
  • 58 Carmen Messina – Senior
 
Defensive backs
  • 1 Zoey Williams – Freshman
  • 3 Martize Barr – Redshirt Freshman
  • 6 Anthony Hooks – Senior
  • 11 Zach Dancel – Freshman
  • 15 Meiko Locksley – Redshirt Freshman
  • 16 Marcus Washington – Redshirt Freshman
  • 17 Freddy Young – Junior
  • 19 Julian Lewis – Junior
  • 23 Devonta Tabannah – Freshman
  • 24 Destry Berry – Junior
  • 26 Jamal Merritt – Freshman
  • 27 Jamarr Lyles – Redshirt Senior
  • 28 Dylan Chavez – Redshirt Freshman
  • 29 DeShawn Mills – Redshirt Junior
  • 30 Matt Raymer – Redshirt Junior
  • 31 Dante Caro – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 32 Deshon Marman – Junior
  • 33 Carmeiris Stewart – Sophomore
  • 34 A.J. Butler – Redshirt Junior
  • 36 Brandon Branch – Freshman
  • 47 Emmanuel Fatokun – Redshirt Sophomore
Punters
  • 35 Ben Skaer – Sophomore
  • 83 Greg Rivera – Junior
Place kickers
  • 12 James Aho – Senior
  • 87 Zach Rogers – Freshman
  • 95 Andre Archuleta – Redshirt Freshman
  • 96 Jason Allen – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 98 Justus Adams – Sophomore
Long Snappers
  • 54 Evan Jacobsen – Redshirt Junior

Ricardo Young, Emmanuel McPhearson, Mark Hunter and Carmeiris Stewart left the team after Mike Locksley was fired.

References

  1. ^ "University of New Mexico Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on March 18, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
  2. ^ "Colorado State Rams vs. New Mexico Lobos Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  3. ^ "New Mexico Lobos vs. San Diego State Aztecs Box Score". ESPN.com. November 5, 2011.
  4. ^ "New Mexico hires ex-Notre Dame coach Davie". November 16, 2011.
  5. ^ "University of New Mexico Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on September 3, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
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