1968 New Mexico Lobos football team

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1968 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record0–10 (0–7 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wyoming $ 6 1 0 7 3 0
Arizona State 5 1 0 8 2 0
Arizona 5 1 0 8 3 0
UTEP 3 3 0 4 5 1
Utah 2 3 0 3 7 0
Colorado State * 1 4 0 2 8 0
BYU 1 5 0 2 8 0
New Mexico 0 7 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * Games against Texas Tech and Air Force counted in the conference standings.

The 1968 New Mexico Lobos football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Mexico in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Rudy Feldman, the Lobos compiled a 0–10 record (0–7 against WAC opponents) and were outscored, 403 to 120.[1][2]

David Harris, Ace Hendricks, and John Pautsch were the team captains.[2] The team's statistical leaders included Terry Stone with 769 passing yards, David Bookert with 872 rushing yards and 60 points scored, and Bob Fowler with 265 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Colorado StateL 13–2116,992
September 21at UTEPL 15–44
September 28Arizona
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)
L 8–19
October 5at No. 8 Kansas*L 7–6841,630
October 12at UtahL 7–30
October 19San Jose State*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 24–55
October 26at WyomingL 6–35
November 2at Arizona StateL 28–63
November 16New Mexico State*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)
L 6–33
November 23BYU
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 6–35
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1968 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "University of New Mexico Football Record Book" (PDF). University of New Mexico. 2013. pp. 36, 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "1968 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2018.