The 2011 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Lobos compiled an overall record of 1âÂÂ11 with a mark of 1âÂÂ6 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for sixth at the bottom of the MW standings. The team played home games at University Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
New Mexico began the season under third-year head coach Mike Locksley, who was fired on September 25, after an 0âÂÂ4 start. Associate head coach and defensive coordinator George Barlow was appointed interim head coach 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.
Ricardo Young, Emmanuel McPhearson, Mark Hunter and Carmeiris Stewart left the team after Mike Locksley was fired.