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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Record | 5–7 (2–5 WAC) |
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Home stadium | University Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 BYU + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Arizona State + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1977 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 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth season under head coach Bill Mondt, the Lobos compiled a 5–7 record (2–5 against WAC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 319 to 272.[1][2]
Preston Dennard, Jake Gonzales, Smokey Turman, and Marion Chapman were the team captains.[2] The team's statistical leaders included Noel Mazzone with 1,085 passing yards, Mike Williams with 1,096 rushing yards, Preston Dennard with 341 receiving yards, and Jim Haynes with 43 points scored.[3]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 10 | at Hawaii* | W 35–26 | 26,532 | ||||
September 17 | at No. 8 Texas Tech* | L 14–29 | 45,108 | ||||
September 24 | at No. 8 Colorado* | L 7–42 | 47,152 | ||||
September 30 | at No. 15 BYU | L 19–54 | 33,352 | ||||
October 8 | Arizona State | L 24–45 | 22,310 | ||||
October 15 | Wichita State* |
| W 22–17 | 22,069 | [4] | ||
October 22 | at Colorado State | L 9–14 | 21,204 | ||||
October 29 | at New Mexico State* |
| W 35–13 | ||||
November 5 | UTEP |
| W 33–17 | 17,081 | |||
November 12 | at Arizona | L 13–15 | |||||
November 19 | Wyoming |
| L 21–23 | 9,550 | [5] | ||
November 26 | Utah |
| W 41–24 | 8,296 | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1977 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ 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 3, 2019.
- ^ "1977 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ "Lobos nip Wichita". Albuquerque Journal. October 16, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bart Ripp (November 20, 1977). "Lobos Losers, But Still Think They're Good". Albuquerque Journal. p. F1 – via Newspapers.com.