for the Illini from 2005 to 2008. Bob Davie era (2012–2019) The Lobos' 30th head coach was former Notre Dame head coach Bob Davie, who took over after Locksley was fired. Davie, who has extensive experience as an assistant coach in addition to the stint as a head coach at Notre Dame, had been out of coaching and serving a college football analyst for ESPN for a decade when he was hired by the Lobos. In Davie's first season as head coach, the Lobos finished the 2012 season with a 4–9 record. Following the season, Davie was given a contract extension by the Lobos athletics department. In 2013, Davie's second season at the helm, UNM compiled a 3–9 record. After another subpar season in 2014, the 2015 Lobos compiled a record of 7–6, which culminated with an appearance in the New Mexico Bowl, UNM's first bowl appearance since 2007. The Lobos lost the game to Arizona by a score of 45–37. After the season, Davie's contract was extended for a second time. On November 25, 2019, Davie and New Mexico agreed to part ways after 8 seasons and a 35–64 record. Danny Gonzales era (2020–present) On December 17, 2019, Arizona State defensive coordinator and former Lobo player Danny Gonzales was named the 31st head coach of the Lobos. Conference affiliations Independent (1892–1930) Border Conference (1931–1950) Mountain States Conference (1951–1961) Western Athletic Conference (1962–1998) Mountain West Conference (1999–present) Championships Conference championships New Mexico has won four conference championships, doing so through three conferences: Border Conference, Western Athletic Conference and the Mountain West Conference. † Co-champions Division championships The Lobos have won two division titles, one each in the WAC and the Mountain West Conference. † Co-champions Head coaches Head coaches of New Mexico. No coach (1892–1893) W. A. Zimmer (1894) No team (1895–1898) No coach (1899) No team (1900) Joe Napier (1901) No team (1902) Walter McEwan (1903–1904) Martin F. Angell (1905–1907) Hermon H. Conwell (1908) Sam P. McBirney (1909) Carl Hamilton (1910) Ralph Hutchinson (1911–1916) Frank E. Wood (1917) No team (1918) John F. McGough (1919) Roy W. Johnson (1920–1930) Chuck Riley (1931–1933) Gwinn Henry (1934–1936) Ted Shipkey (1937–1941) Willis Barnes (1942–1946) Berl Huffman (1947–1949) Dudley DeGroot (1950–1952) Bob Titchenal (1953–1955) Dick Clausen (1956–1957) Marv Levy (1958–1959) Bill Weeks (1960–1967) Rudy Feldman (1968–1973) Bill Mondt (1974–1979) Joe Morrison (1980–1982) Joe Lee Dunn (1983–1986) Mike Sheppard (1987–1991) Dennis Franchione (1992–1997) Rocky