The 1958 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the Skyline Conference during the 1958 college football season. In their first season under head coach Marv Levy, the Lobos compiled a 7–3 record (5–1 against Skyline opponents), finished second in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 210 to 185.[1][2]
| 1958 New Mexico Lobos football | |
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| Conference | Skyline Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (5–1 Skyline) |
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| Home stadium | Zimmerman Field |
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| Wyoming $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Chuck Roberts with 337 passing yards, Don Perkins with 621 rushing yards, and Don Black with 303 receiving yards and 54 points scored.[3] Perkins went on to play eight seasons for the Dallas Cowboys and played in six Pro Bowls.[4]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 20 | at New Mexico A&M* | W 16–7 | 6,500 | [5] | |||
| September 27 | at Texas Western* | L 6–15 | |||||
| October 4 | Montana |
| W 44–16 | ||||
| October 11 | Utah State |
| W 34–14 | ||||
| October 18 | Arizona* |
| W 33–13 | ||||
| October 25 | at Wyoming | W 13–12 | |||||
| October 31 | at Denver | W 21–15 | [6] | ||||
| November 8 | at BYU | L 19–36 | |||||
| November 15 | Colorado State |
| W 17–12 | ||||
| November 22 | No. 9 Air Force* |
| L 7–45 | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "1958 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
- ^ "2018 New Mexico Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of New Mexico. 2018. p. 140. Retrieved October 9, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "1958 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ "Don Perkins". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
- ^ J.D.Kailer (September 21, 1958). "Perkins Leads Lobos to 16-7 Win Over Aggies: UNM Beats A&M 18th Straight Time". Albuquerque Journal. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Carlos Salazar (November 1, 1958). "Lobos Only Need Two Wins for Title". The Albuquerque Tribune. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.