DALLAS, Texas --- The University of New Mexico's 2016 football game at Air Force, originally scheduled for Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs will now take place at historic Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Texas, during the State Fair of Texas. The announcement was named by Air Force Academy Director of Athletics Jim Knowlton. The kickoff time and television network are to be announced as part of the Mountain West's television package.
The Falcons will be home team in the game. New Mexico's only other appearance in Cotton Bowl Stadium was October 26, 1996 when the Lobos lost 52-31 to the SMU Mustangs.