The New Mexico football team fell just short of winning the Rate Bowl but returns to Albuquerque with a promising future.

Although the University of New Mexico Lobos didn’t get a win Friday night at the Rate Bowl, they did get a lot of support from their New Mexico fans, who came to cheer them on in Phoenix, Arizona. “I’m sad because it was within our grasp.

The matchup between Minnesota and New Mexico marked the start of a lucrative holiday sports stretch fueled by the Fiesta Sports Foundation.

The UNM Lobos lost against Minnesota Golden Gophers in overtime at the 2025 Rate Bowl in Phoenix, Arizona Friday.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers and New Mexico Lobos will play in the Rate Bowl at Chase Field on Friday afternoon.

We've been making history all year,” said Lobos tight end Dorian Thomas. “We started with the UCLA game. They hadn't beat a Power 4 team in I don't know how

New Mexico looks to tie the program record with 10 wins and Minnesota looks to win a ninth straight Bowl game and stay undefeated in bowls under coach P.J. Fleck when they face off in the Rate Bowl on Friday,