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The University of New Mexico Lobos (1-1) will hit the road for the first time in 2015 as the Lobos head to Tempe to take on the Arizona State Sun Devils (1-1). The Sun Devils picked up a win over FCS Cal Poly 35-21 on Saturday night in a game that was tied into the fourth quarter. For both teams, it’s the final non-conference match-up before conference play begins, although UNM still has one more non-conference game, that being on October 3 against New Mexico State at Branch Field at University Stadium. The Lobos will look to rebound from a 40-21 loss to Tulsa on Saturday night.
The Coaches:
The University of New Mexico Lobos are coached by Bob Davie, who is 12-27 in his fourth season with the Lobos, and he is 47-52 overall in his ninth season. He spent his first five seasons as a head coach manning the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. For the Sun Devils, they are coached by Todd Graham. Graham is in his fourth season with Arizona State, with a record of 29-13 and three trips to a bowl game. Overall he is 78-42 in 10 seasons after stops at Rice (2006), Tulsa (2007-10) and Pittsburgh (2011). Graham is 3-0 against the Lobos, going 1-0 with ASU and 2-0 with Tulsa. Bob Davie is 2-1 against Arizona State, 0-1 with the Lobos and 2-0 with Notre Dame. One of those wins was a 28-9 win in Tempe on October 10, 1998.
Series History:
The two teams have met 29 times, with the Sun Devils holding a 23-5-1 advantage. Arizona State has won the last 18 in the series, going back to 1947. The Lobos and Sun Devils were even over the first 11 games of the series, going 5-5-1. Arizona State leads the series in Tempe 12-1-1, with ASU having won nine straight in Tempe against UNM. UNM’s lone win was on October 20, 1934, an 18-12 win. The two teams tied 0-0 on October 11, 1941.
Broadcast Information:
The broadcast will be provided by the Pac 12 Network, which is available in 60 million homes, including DISH Network Channel 409. Fans should check with their cable providers for more details. Ted Robinson, the “Voice of the San Francisco 49ers” will have the play-by-play with Glenn Parker, a 12-year NFL veteran and participant in five Super Bowls, on color duties. Jill Savage is the sideline reporter.
The game will be broadcast on the Lobo Radio Network with Robert Portnoy and DonTrell Moore calling all the action, with Michael Carlyle serving as engineer. Scott Stiegler will host the post game call-in show. The flagship station is 770 AM KKOB out of Albuquerque. This feed will also be available via the TuneIn Radio App.
A reminder that Lobo Talk with Bob Davie will be hosted at Chama River Brewing Company on Tuesday night this week at 7 p.m.