1965 New Mexico Lobos football team

The 1965 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 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth season under head coach Bill Weeks, the Lobos compiled a 3–7 record (2–3 against WAC opponents) and were outscored, 226 to 127.[1][2]

1965 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1965 record3–7 (2–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
1965 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
BYU $ 4 1 0  6 4 0
Arizona State 3 1 0  6 4 0
Wyoming 3 2 0  6 4 0
New Mexico 2 3 0  3 7 0
Utah 1 3 0  3 7 0
Arizona 1 4 0  3 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

Quarterback Stan Quintana and Dave Hettema were the team captains.[2] The team's statistical leaders included Quintana with 444 passing yards, Carl Jackson with 665 rushing yards and 60 points scored, and Woody Dame with 198 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Texas Western*L 14–35
October 2Colorado State*L 22–27
October 9at ArizonaTucson, AZ (rivalry)W 24–2
October 16Utah
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 13–10
October 23at Arizona StateL 14–27
October 30San Jose State*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 7–27
November 6Wyoming
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 9–27
November 13at New Mexico State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)
L 6–20
November 20Iowa State*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 10–9
November 27BYU
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 8–42
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1965 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  2. "University of New Mexico Football Record Book" (PDF). University of New Mexico. 2013. pp. 36, 39.
  3. "1965 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
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