Arizona Wildcats at New Mexico Lobos Ultimate Preview

The Game Vitals:

Line- Arizona by 10.5

Television-

CBS College Sports Television

DirecTV Channel 613/613

Dish Network Channel 152

Radio- KFNX 1100 AM Phoenix

KCUB 1260 AM Tucson

KHIT 107.5 FM Tucson

The Opponents Vitals:

Name- New Mexico Lobos

Coach/career record- Rocky Long (1998-2007 61-63)

Offensive Coordinator- Dave Baldwin

Offensive Scheme-

Defensive Coordinator- Troy Reffett

Defensive Scheme- 3-2-6

2008 Record- 0-2

2008 Previous Game Results-

Aug. 30 TCU…………………………L, 26-3

Sept. 6 Texas A&M………………..L, 28-22

Location- Albuquerque, N.M.

Established- 1889

Enrollment- 18,027 Undergrad, 6,065 Postgrad

Motto- Lux Hominum Vita (Latin, “life, the light of men.”)

Colors- Cherry and Silver

Mascot- Lobos

Stadium- University Stadium (Capacity 40,094)

Conference- Mountain West Conference

Number of Varsity Sports- 16

Odds and Ends:

Notable Alumni-

• Stoney Case, Former Cardinals Quarterback
• Katie Hnida, first woman to score in an NCAA Division I-A football game
• Luc Longley, former Suns player
• Michael Cooper, former NBA basketball player
• Brian Urlacher, Chicago Bears linebacker
• Penny Marshall, actress (left after two years)
• Robert S. Scott, World War II Medal of Honor recipient

Main Rivals- The Rio Grande Rivalry, New Mexico State University

Messageboards-

• The Lobo Lair
• Lobo Land

Matchup History:

Head-to-Head- UoA and New Mexico have faced off a total of 65 times. The Wildcats lead the series 43-19-3.

The match up is the fifth meeting since Arizona joined the Pac-10.

In games in New Mexico the Wildcats have won 21 of the 32 games.

Last meeting-

New Mexico won last years meeting 29-27 at Arizona Stadium. The game included 773 passing yards as both New Mexico’s Donovan Porterie (327 yards and 3 TDs) and Arizona’s Willie Tuitama (446 yards and 3 TDs) had career days. Arizona had critical turnovers and penalties that led to the non-conference loss to the Lobos.

Statistical Leaders-

Arizona:

PASSING

Willie Tuitama 42-of-52 471 yards 5 TDs

RUSHING

Nicolas Grigsby 39 rushes 304 yards 5 TDs

RECEIVING

Mike Thomas 14 rec 166 yards 2 TDs

Delashaun Dean 10 rec 114 yards 1 TDs

New Mexico:

PASSING

Donovan Porterie 26-of-45 191 yards 0 TDs

RUSHING

Rodney Ferguson 36 rushes 194 yards 2 TDs

RECEIVING

Chris Hernandez 9 catches 150 yards 0 TDs

Jermaine McQueen 8 catches 51 yards 0 TDs

What Opponents Media Is Saying:

Lobos’ coach Rocky Long not concerned about QB

Receivers are New Mexico’s weakness

What Opponents Blogs are Saying:

New Mexico Running game will prevail

Experts Picks:

ESPN.com’s Ted Miller

Arizona 41, New Mexico 27: Mission accomplished for the Wildcats: A soft nonconference scheduled designed for a 3-0 start provides just that. Now, will that start provide a launching point for something other than Pac-10 mediocrity? That’s the question.

Our Pick:

Arizona 35, New Mexico 27: The Wildcats strike first in the game and never trail but the Lobos slow down Arizona’s passing attack enough to hang close. UofA running back Nicolas Grigsby continues to run the ball well and gains over 100 yards as the Cats win a close game by 8 points.

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