1974 New Mexico Lobos football team

The 1974 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 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Bill Mondt, the Lobos compiled a 4–6–1 record (3–4 against WAC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 263 to 192.[1][2]

1974 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1974 record4–6–1 (3–4 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
1974 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
BYU $ 6 0 1  7 4 1
Arizona 6 1 0  9 2 0
Arizona State 4 3 0  7 5 0
New Mexico 3 4 0  4 6 1
UTEP 3 4 0  4 7 0
Colorado State 2 3 1  4 6 1
Utah 1 5 0  1 10 0
Wyoming 1 6 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included Steve Myer with 1,103 passing yards, Floyd Perry with 294 rushing yards, and Ken Lege with 249 receiving yards and 36 points scored.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 14Colorado StateW 32–23
September 21Texas Tech*T 21–21
September 28 No. 15 ArizonaL 10–15
October 5at Iowa State*L 3–27
October 12San Jose State*L 11–13
October 19at WyomingW 32–21
October 26at No. 14 Arizona StateL 7–41
November 2New Mexico State*W 26–24
November 9at UtahL 10–21
November 16BYUL 3–36
November 23at UTEPW 37–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1974 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  2. "University of New Mexico Football Record Book" (PDF). University of New Mexico. 2013. pp. 36, 39.
  3. "1974 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
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