Longtime head coach Bob Davie, currently in his 7th season at New Mexico, will step down after the 2019 season following the team’s finale against Utah State, the school announced today.

Davie is best known for his tenure at Notre Dame from 1997-2001, where he posted a mark of 35-25 and 3 bowl appearances before being fired after the 2001 season.

After an extended absence from the sideline, Davie returned to coaching and was hired as the head coach at New Mexico starting with the 2012 season. His best mark came in 2012, when he led the Lobos to a 9-4 mark and a 3-way tie with Wyoming and Boise State in the Mountain West Mountain Division. However, he is 8-27 since then with a 2-21 mark in conference play.

“In stepping aside, I’m proud of what we accomplished at UNM, but we are all disappointed that we have not been able to sustain the success that we achieved and all desire,” Davie in a statement. “My family and I will be forever grateful to UNM for giving me the opportunity to coach again after being at ESPN for 10 years.”

Following the Lobos’ season opener this year, Davie checked into a hospital due to heart problems. He missed the team’s trip to Notre Dame but returned the following week against New Mexico State.