The 2019 home opener om the Notre Dame football schedule brings an unfamiliar opponent in the New Mexico Lobos. However, the man serving as their head coach needs no introduction to the Irish faithful since it’s none other than former Notre Dame head coach Bob Davie, who’s starting his eighth season at the helm with New Mexico.
Davie has had a couple of winning seasons during his time in Albuquerque, but is coming off back-to-back 3-9 seasons. In 2018, the Lobos won three of their first five contests before then dropping their final seven matchups. Defensive woes served as the key reason for that slide, with New Mexico allowing more than 38 points per game during that collapse.