Mountain West

New Mexico Lobos

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Season

New Mexico

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 217 53

Points / Game 43.4 10.6

Total Offense

Total Yards 1,928 1,273

Plays 325 283

Yards / Play 5.93 4.50

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 223 158

Rushing Yards 1,044 504

Yards / Attempt 4.68 3.19

Rushing Touchdowns 18 2

Passing

Pass Completions 59 70

Pass Attempts 102 125

Completion % 57.8% 56.0%

Net Passing Yards 884 769

Yards / Attempt 8.67 6.15

Passing Touchdowns 7 4

Interceptions Thrown 1 12

First Downs

First Downs 106 66

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 27 21

3rd Down Attempts 64 65

3rd Down % 42.2% 32.3%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 7 5

4th Down Attempts 10 10

4th Down % 70.0% 50.0%

Turnovers

Turnovers 1 19

Fumbles Lost 0 7

Interceptions Thrown 1 12

Fumbles Recovered 7 0

Defense

Sacks 16 13

Tackles for Loss 43 25

Interceptions 12 1

Interception Return Yards 133 17

Interception Return Touchdowns 1 0

Penalties

Penalties 29 41

Penalty Yards 224 344

Possession

Possession Time 170:36 129:24

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 4 6

Kick Return Yards 72 110

Yards / Return 18.00 18.33

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 0

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 10 2

Punt Return Yards 179 -8

Yards / Return 17.90 -4.00

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 4.20

Success Rate 43.2%

PPA 0.191

Explosiveness 1.260

Opportunities 41

Drives 58

Plays 331

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 13.2%

Power Success 84.6%

Line Yards 3.27

Second-Level Yards 1.13

Open-Field Yards 1.29

Line Yards Total 694

Second-Level Yards Total 239

Open-Field Yards Total 273

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 45.8%

PPA 0.256

Explosiveness 1.121

Play Rate 64.0%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 38.9%

PPA 0.111

Explosiveness 1.557

Play Rate 34.1%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 48.7%

Standard Downs PPA 0.195

Standard Downs Explosiveness 1.150

Standard Downs Rate 71.3%

Passing Downs Success Rate 29.5%

Passing Downs PPA 0.181

Passing Downs Explosiveness 1.713

Passing Downs Rate 28.7%

Field Position

Average Start 60.7

Average Predicted Points 2.075

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 11.5%

Front Seven Havoc 8.2%

Defensive Back Havoc 3.3%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive 1.297

Adjusted Success Rate 6.1%

Adjusted PPA 0.139

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.069

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 1.322

Adjusted Stuff Rate 11.6%

Adjusted Power Success 25.0%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 8.0%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 1.60

Success Rate Allowed 31.3%

PPA Allowed -0.177

Explosiveness Allowed 1.458

Opportunities Faced 15

Drives Faced 61

Plays Faced 291

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 24.7%

Power Success Allowed 53.8%

Line Yards Allowed 2.09

Second-Level Yards Allowed 0.91

Open-Field Yards Allowed 1.16

Line Yards Total Allowed 305

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 133

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 30.8%

PPA Allowed -0.096

Explosiveness Allowed 1.098

Play Rate Faced 50.2%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 33.6%

PPA Allowed -0.058

Explosiveness Allowed 1.878

Play Rate Faced 45.0%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 35.6%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed -0.265

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.263

Standard Downs Rate Faced 60.8%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 24.6%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed -0.041

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.898

Passing Downs Rate Faced 39.2%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 76.5

Average Predicted Points -0.917

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 25.8%

Front Seven Havoc 18.2%

Defensive Back Havoc 7.6%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 1.901

Adjusted Success Rate 13.6%

Adjusted PPA 0.335

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.114

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 1.441

Adjusted Stuff Rate 5.5%

Adjusted Power Success -10.6%

Adjusted Havoc 14.8%