1950 New Mexico Lobos football team

The 1950 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the Border Conference during the 1950 college football season. In their first season under head coach Dudley DeGroot, the Lobos compiled a 2–8 record (2–5 against conference opponents), finished seventh in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a total of 330 to 160. On defense, the team allowed an average of 33 points per game, ranking 116th of 120 major college teams.

1950 New Mexico Lobos football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	2–8 (2–5 Border)
Head coach	Dudley DeGroot (1st season)
Home stadium	Zimmerman Field

1950 Border Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
West Texas State $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Arizona State	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Texas Western	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Texas Tech	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Hardin–Simmons	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Arizona	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
New Mexico	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
New Mexico A&M	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Arizona State–Flagstaff	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23		Arizona State–Flagstaff	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	W 78–0
September 30		at Arizona State	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 6–41
October 7		New Mexico A&M	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)	W 26–13
October 14		at West Texas State	Amarillo Stadium Amarillo, TX	L 6–45	12,000
October 21		Texas Western	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	L 13–41
October 28		at Wyoming*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 0–44
November 4		Arizona	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)	L 0–38
November 11		at No. 1 Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 0–51
November 18	2:00 p.m.	Bradley*	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	L 19–20	9,000
November 25		at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 12–37	7,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time