1931 New Mexico Lobos football team
The 1931 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the Border Conference during the 1931 college football season. In their first season under head coach Chuck Riley, the Lobos compiled a 3–3–1 record (1–1–1 against Border opponents), finished second in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 80 to 70.[2][3]
| 1931 New Mexico Lobos football | |
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| Conference | Border Conference |
| 1931 record | 3–3–1 (1–1–1 Border) |
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| Home stadium | University Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State $ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State–Flagstaff | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coach Riley arrived in Albuquerque in August 1931. Riley had played football at Notre Dame and served as an assistant coach on the 1930 Loyola Lions football team. Riley brought with him former Notre Dame center Joe Nash as an assistant coach.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 17 | at New Mexico Military* | Roswell, NM | W 25–0 | ||||
| October 24 | Occidental* |
| W 14–0 | ||||
| October 31 | Arizona State–Flagstaff |
| W 20–6 | ||||
| November 7 | at New Mexico A&M | Las Cruces, NM (rivalry) | L 6–13 | ||||
| November 14 | Arizona |
| T 7–7 | ||||
| November 20 | at Texas Tech* | L 6–32 | 2,500 | ||||
| November 26 | Wyoming* |
| L 2–12 | ||||
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References
- Quirk, James (2004). The Ultimate Guide to College Football: Rankings, Records, and Scores of the Major Teams and Conferences. Champaign, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. pp. 369–371. ISBN 025207226X.
- "1931 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- "2018 New Mexico Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of New Mexico. 2018. p. 140. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- "New Lobo Grid Coach Arrives; Likes Outlook". Albuquerque Journal. August 22, 1931. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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