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]
| 1977 New Mexico Lobos football | |
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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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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 | [4] | |||
| September 17 | at No. 8 Texas Tech* | L 14–49 | 45,108 | [5] | |||
| September 24 | at No. 8 Colorado* | L 7–42 | 47,152 | [6] | |||
| September 30 | at No. 15 BYU | L 19–54 | 33,352 | [7] | |||
| October 8 | Arizona State | L 24–45 | 22,310 | [8] | |||
| October 15 | Wichita State* |
| W 22–17 | 22,069 | [9] | ||
| October 22 | at Colorado State | L 9–14 | 21,204 | [10] | |||
| October 29 | at New Mexico State* | W 35–13 | 14,250 | [11] | |||
| November 5 | UTEP |
| W 33–17 | 17,081 | [12] | ||
| November 12 | at Arizona | L 13–15 | 40,500 | [13] | |||
| November 19 | Wyoming |
| L 21–23 | 9,550 | [14] | ||
| November 26 | Utah |
| W 41–24 | 8,296 | [15] | ||
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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.
- ^ "UH respectable in losing opener". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. September 11, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Tech rolls 49–14". The Charlotte Observer. September 18, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lobos buffaloed by Colorado". Alamogordo Daily News. September 25, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "BYU bombs Lobos". Tucson Citizen. October 1, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arizona State hands Lobos 4th loss in row". The Santa Fe New Mexican. October 9, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lobos nip Wichita". Albuquerque Journal. October 16, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Collins interception key as Colorado State wins". Democrat and Chronicle. October 23, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lobos start again, rip NMSU 35–13". The El Paso Times. October 30, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Mexico romps 33–17". South Idaho Press. November 6, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wildcats squeeze past Lobos". The Arizona Republic. November 13, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bart Ripp (November 20, 1977). "Lobos losers, but still think they're good". Albuquerque Journal. p. F1. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UNM ends on win". Clovis News-Journal. November 27, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.