2025 UNM Soccer Schedule Announced
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— The 2025 University of New Mexico soccer schedule features 10 home matches as part of a 20-match slate, including two notable non-conference opponents and two first-time opponents.
UNM hosts UTEP in a preseason match on Aug. 7 before the season officially gets underway a week later at home against Texas Southern. The first road trip is another Texas team with the Lobos traveling to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Aug. 17, with the matches against Texas Southern and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi the first meetings for the program.
The next match on the schedule is a full-circle moment for head coach Heather Dyche as ACC member, reigning ACC tournament champion and four-time national champion, Florida State (most recently in 2023) travels to Albuquerque for a night match on Aug. 21. Dyche is a two-time graduate of Florida State, earning her bachelor’s degree as well as her master’s degree from FSU.
New Mexico travels to the Pacific Northwest for two matches to close August, completing a home-and-home with Oregon on Aug. 28 and staying in Oregon to face Oregon State on Aug. 31. UNM defeated the Ducks in the first-ever match between the two teams last year 3-1 in Albuquerque, with UNM last playing OSU in 2021 in Albuquerque and the last time playing in Corvallis in 2019.
The Lobos open September with an in-state meeting with New Mexico State at home on Sept. 7 before returning to the road and the West Coast with two final non-conference matches at UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 11) and Cal State Fullerton (Sept. 14). The Lobos faced the Gauchos last season with the match ending in a tie and last played the Titans in 2023, a Lobo win, but will be the first match in Fullerton since 2009.
Conference play begins with two matches at home against Colorado College (Sept. 25) and Air Force (Sept. 28) before a four-match road trip to San José State (Oct. 2), Fresno State (Oct. 5), Nevada (Oct. 9) and UNLV (Oct. 12).
UNM’s longest home stand follows with Utah State (Oct. 16), Boise State (Oct. 19), Wyoming (Oct. 23) and Colorado State (Oct. 26) to close the home schedule, with the MW schedule concluding on the road at San Diego State (Oct. 30).
The Mountain West Tournament is scheduled for Nov. 2-8 in Boise, Idaho.
New Mexico returns 18 from a season ago and added 10 newcomers in the offseason, with the 2025 roster comprised of 13 underclassmen and 15 upperclassmen.