1977 New Mexico Lobos football team
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 |
| 1977 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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||
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| September 10 | at Hawaii* | W 35–26 | |||
| September 17 | at No. 8 Texas Tech* | L 14–29 | |||
| September 24 | at No. 8 Colorado* | L 7–42 | |||
| September 30 | at No. 15 BYU | L 19–54 | |||
| October 8 | Arizona State |
| L 24–45 | ||
| October 15 | Wichita State* |
| W 22–17 | ||
| October 22 | at Colorado State | L 9–14 | |||
| October 29 | at New Mexico State* |
| W 35–13 | ||
| November 5 | UTEP |
| W 33–17 | ||
| November 12 | at Arizona | L 13–15 | |||
| November 19 | Wyoming |
| L 21–23 | ||
| November 26 | Utah |
| W 41–24 | ||
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References
- "1977 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- "University of New Mexico Football Record Book" (PDF). University of New Mexico. 2013. pp. 36, 39.
- "1977 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
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