Albuquerque, NM (My Sportsbook) - New Mexico has accepted an invitation to play in the Las Vegas Bowl on December 25 at Sam Boyd Stadium. New Mexico will make just its second bowl appearance in the past 41 years and first under fifth-year head coach Rocky Long. As the second place team in the Mountain West Conference, New Mexico (7-6, 5-2 MWC) will face the fifth selection out of the Pac-10 conference. After starting the year 2-4, the Lobos won five of their final seven games, including four of their last five to finish the regular season. New Mexico's last bowl appearance was in the 1997 Insight.com Bowl in Tucson, Arizona. The Lobos were defeated by the University of Arizona, 20-14. |
