Jan. 20, 2012
ALBUQERUQUE, N.M. — Since its inception in July of 2009, the New Mexico Lobos’ Facebook fan page has been steadily building upon its fan base. Today (Jan. 20,) the Lobos’ fan page hit a milestone with 45,000 fans. This marked the addition of nearly 1,000 fans in just shy of two months; on Nov. 22, 2011, the page had 44,014 fans.
Below is a table depicting New Mexico’s numbers amongst the social media fan bases of other universities with some of the industry’s largest budgets. UNM’s figures trump Notre Dame, Stanford and Texas A&M, and nearly match Michigan and UCLA.
| School (Mascot) |
Facebook Fan Base |
| Ohio State (Buckeyes) | 1,089,967 |
| Texas (Longhorns) | 786,480 |
| Florida (Gators) | 772,832 |
| Kentucky (Wildcats) | 536,333 |
| Alabama (Crimson Tide) | 439,892 |
| Wisconsin (Badgers) | 370,350 |
| Iowa (Hawkeyes) | 355,617 |
| Georgia (Bulldogs) | 344,239 |
| Oklahoma (Sooners) | 315,710 |
| Michigan State (Spartans) | 351,305 |
| Tennessee (Volunteers) | 219,286 |
| South Carolina (Gamecocks) | 208,141 |
| Penn State (Nittany Lions) | 194,344 |
| Nebraska (Huskers) | 185,492 |
| LSU (Tigers) | 178,314 |
| Auburn (Tigers) | 146,135 |
| USC (Trojans) | 94,545 |
| Duke (Blue Devils) | 90,719 |
| Kansas (Jayhawks) | 80,943 |
| Oklahoma State (Cowboys) | 63,383 |
| UCLA (Bruins) | 51,575 |
| Michigan (Wolverines) | 45,994 |
| New Mexico (Lobos) | 45,000 |
| Notre Dame (Fighting Irish) | 42,315 |
| Texas A&M (Aggies) | 2,678 |
On average, the Lobos’ fan page has acquired 1,500 new fans per month since it began. which breaks down to an average of just over 48 new fans per day.
At this rate, it’s estimated that the Lobo page will reach 100,000 followers in three years and 51 days, or approximately March 11, 2015.
New Mexico’s Twitter numbers are up from 5,007 in November to a current figure of 5,656 followers.
If you’re not yet a fan on Facebook or a follower on Twitter, be sure to visit the following links: