List of Rio Rancho Rams football seasons
The Rio Rancho Rams compete in the New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA), as a class 6A school in District 1. They played their inaugural football season in 1997. Rio Rancho plays their home games at Ram Stadium adjacent to the high school campus. The press box on the west side of the stadium is named after Gary Hveem, who served as Rio Rancho's athletic director from its inception in 1997 to 2006.
In 2014, NMAA realigned the state's schools in to six classifications and adjusted district BOUNDARIES. In addition to Rio Rancho High School, the schools in district 1-6A include: Cibola High School, Volcano Vista High School, V. Sue Cleveland High School and Santa Fe High School.
Seasons
State Champions ‡ |
District Champions † |
Playoff berth ^ |
Season |
Head coach |
NMAA District |
Season Results |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
District |
Overall |
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Wins |
Losses |
Wins |
Losses |
|
Rio Rancho Rams |
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1997 |
Bill Moon |
IND |
— |
— |
1998 |
5-4A |
1 |
5 |
|
1999 |
5-4A |
2 |
4 |
|
2000 |
Wilson Holland |
1-5A |
4 |
1 |
2001 |
1-5A |
2 |
3 |
|
2002 |
1-5A |
2 |
3 |
|
2003 |
Phil Lopez |
1-5A |
3 |
2 |
2004 |
1-5A |
5 |
0 |
|
2005 |
1-5A |
3 |
0 |
|
2006 |
1-5A |
3 |
0 |
|
2007 |
Mike Worley |
1-5A |
2 |
1 |
2008 |
1-5A |
3 |
0 |
|
2009 |
David Howes |
1-5A |
4 |
0 |
2010 |
1-5A |
2 |
1 |
|
2011 |
1-5A |
2 |
1 |
|
2012 |
1-5A |
3 |
0 |
|
2013 |
1-5A |
1 |
2 |
|
2014 |
1-6A |
4 |
0 |
|
2015 |
1-6A |
3 |
1 |
|
Game Results by Year
* District game
** Playoff game
1997 (Independent) |
|---|
Opponent |
Moriarty |
Rio Grande |
Albuquerque |
Los Lunas |
Albuquerque Academy |
St. Pius X |
Taos |
NMMI |
Robertson |
Raton |
1998 (5AAAA) |
|---|
Opponent |
Moriarty |
Tucumcari |
Albuquerque |
Capital |
Eldorado * |
Belen * |
Cibola * |
Sandia * |
Los Lunas * |
Highland * |
1999 (5AAAA) |
|---|
Opponent |
Moriarty |
Kirtland Central |
Albuquerque |
Capital |
Eldorado * |
Belen * |
Cibola * |
Sandia * |
Los Lunas * |
Highland * |
2000 (1AAAAA) † ^ |
|---|
Opponent |
Kirtland Central |
Artesia |
Capital |
Piedra Vista |
Sandia |
Albuquerque * |
Gallup * |
West Mesa * |
Cibola * |
Valley * |
Carlsbad ** |
2001 (1AAAAA) |
|---|
Opponent |
Liberal, KS |
Artesia |
Kirtland Central |
Piedra Vista |
Sandia |
Albuquerque * |
Gallup * |
West Mesa * |
Cibola * |
Valley * |
2002 (1AAAAA) |
|---|
Opponent |
Gadsden |
Artesia |
Kirtland Central |
Piedra Vista |
Sandia |
Rio Grande * |
Gallup * |
West Mesa * |
Cibola * |
Valley * |
2003 (1AAAAA) |
|---|
Opponent |
Gadsden |
Artesia |
Santa Fe |
Piedra Vista |
Sandia |
Rio Grande * |
Gallup * |
West Mesa * |
Cibola * |
Valley * |
2004 (1AAAAA) † ^ |
|---|
Opponent |
St. Pius X |
Artesia |
Santa Fe |
Clovis |
Cibola |
Rio Grande * |
Gallup * |
West Mesa * |
Eldorado * |
Valley * |
Highland ** |
2005 (1AAAAA) † ^ |
|---|
Opponent |
Highland |
St. Pius X |
Artesia |
Santa Fe |
Clovis |
Manzano |
Eldorado |
Gallup * |
West Mesa * |
Cibola * |
Alamogordo ** |
2006 (1AAAAA) † ^ |
|---|
Opponent |
Highland |
St. Pius X |
Artesia |
Santa Fe |
Clovis |
Manzano |
Eldorado |
Gallup * |
West Mesa * |
Cibola * |
Rio Grande ** |
2007 (1AAAAA) † ^ |
|---|
Opponent |
Highland |
Roswell |
Artesia |
Robertson |
Clovis |
Manzano |
Eldorado |
Gallup * |
West Mesa * |
Cibola * |
Hobbs ** |
Mayfield ** |
2008 (1AAAAA) † ^ |
|---|
Opponent |
Hobbs |
Roswell |
Goddard |
Clovis |
Manzano |
Piedra Vista |
Carlsbad |
Gallup * |
West Mesa * |
Cibola * |
Highland ** |
Eldorado ** |
2009 (1AAAAA) † ^ |
|---|
Opponent |
Hobbs |
Salpointe Catholic, AZ |
Aztec |
Goddard |
Clovis |
Manzano |
Gallup * |
West Mesa * |
Cleveland * |
Cibola * |
Hobbs ** |
2010 (1AAAAA) ^ |
|---|
Opponent |
Goddard |
Salpointe Catholic, AZ |
Eldorado |
Oñate |
Clovis |
Rio Grande |
Sandia |
Volcano Vista * |
Cibola * |
Cleveland * |
Mayfield ** |
2011 (1AAAAA) ^ |
|---|
Opponent |
Goddard |
Notre Dame Prep, AZ |
Eldorado |
Oñate |
Clovis |
Rio Grande |
Sandia |
Volcano Vista * |
Cibola * |
Cleveland * |
Alamogordo ** |
Las Cruces ** |
Cleveland ** |
2012 (1AAAAA) † ^ |
|---|
Opponent |
Highland |
Gadsden |
Goddard |
Las Cruces |
Clovis |
Atrisco Heritage |
Eldorado |
Volcano Vista * |
Cibola * |
Cleveland * |
Volcano Vista ** |
2013 (1AAAAA) ^ |
|---|
Opponent |
Highland |
Gadsden |
Goddard |
Las Cruces |
Clovis |
Atrisco Heritage |
Eldorado |
Volcano Vista * |
Cibola * |
Cleveland * |
Carlsbad ** |
Mayfield ** |
2014 (1AAAAAA) † ^ ‡ |
|---|
Opponent |
Valley |
EP Americas |
La Cueva |
Las Cruces |
Clovis |
Atrisco Heritage |
Santa Fe * |
Volcano Vista * |
Cibola * |
Cleveland * |
Las Cruces ** |
Eldorado ** |
Mayfield ** |
2015 (1AAAAAA) ^ |
|---|
Opponent |
Valley |
EP Americas |
La Cueva |
Las Cruces |
Clovis |
Atrisco Heritage |
Santa Fe * |
Volcano Vista * |
Cibola * |
Cleveland * |
Las Cruces ** |
Football Rivalry with Cleveland
Cleveland leads the series 5-3
# |
Date |
Winning team |
Losing team |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
2009 |
Rio Rancho |
50 |
V. Sue Cleveland |
2 |
2010 |
V. Sue Cleveland |
27 |
Rio Rancho |
3 |
2011 |
V. Sue Cleveland |
34 |
Rio Rancho |
4 |
V. Sue Cleveland |
42 |
Rio Rancho |
|
5 |
2012 |
Rio Rancho |
35 |
V. Sue Cleveland |
6 |
2013 |
V. Sue Cleveland |
28 |
Rio Rancho |
7 |
2014 |
Rio Rancho |
24 |
V. Sue Cleveland |
8 |
2015 |
V. Sue Cleveland |
44 |
Rio Rancho |
- indicates a game