Lobos fall to 0-8 on last drive

Posted at: 11/01/2009 9:43 AM | Updated at: 11/01/2009 9:44 AM
By: Matthew Kappus, KOB.com; The Associated Press

Coach Mike Locksley was back on the sideline Saturday as the Lobos faced SDSU and former coach Rocky Long. But a last-minute call dropped UNM to 0-8 this season.

Ryan Lindley threw three touchdown passes to lift San Diego State to a 23-20 win over New Mexico on Saturday night, handing the Lobos their 12th straight loss. Lindley threw a pair of TD passes to DeMarco Sampson, including the go-ahead score on a 4-yard pass with 7:54 to go in the game.

Lindley, who was 22 of 38 for 253 yards, also had scoring passes of 18 yards to Alston Umuolo and a 7-yarder to Sampson. Donovan Porterie threw for one touchdown and ran for another for New Mexico (0-8, 0-4 Mountain West), which had its eight-game winning streak over San Diego State (4-4, 2-2) snapped.

James Aho kicked two field goals. New Mexico head coach Mike Locksley was back on the sidelines after missing one game while serving a 10-day suspension after he was accused of throwing a punch at receivers coach J.B. Gerald in a Sept. 20 incident.

San Diego State defensive coordinator Rocky Long said this was an especially tough game preparing for. He played qurterback for the Lobos and later coached the team for a decade. His tenure with UNM ended last season with a 4-8 record.

( The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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