1978 New Mexico Lobos football team

The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bill Mondt, the Lobos compiled a 7–5 record (3–3 against WAC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 284 to 205.[1][2]

1978 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1978 record7–5 (3–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
1978 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
BYU $ 5 1 0  9 4 0
Utah 4 2 0  8 3 0
Wyoming 4 2 0  5 7 0
New Mexico 3 3 0  7 5 0
Colorado State 2 4 0  5 6 0
San Diego State 2 4 0  4 7 0
UTEP 1 5 0  1 11 0
  • $ Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included Brad Wright with 1,925 passing yards, Mike Williams with 1,015 rushing yards, Ricky Martin with 594 receiving yards, and kicker Alan Moore with 64 points scored.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 9at Hawaii*L 16–22
September 16at Wichita State*W 16–14
September 23UNLV*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 24–0
September 30BYU
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 23–27
October 7at WyomingW 19–15
October 14Texas Tech*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 23–36
October 21New Mexico State*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)
W 35–20
October 28at UTEP
W 21–0
November 4at UtahW 24–12
November 11Colorado State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 15–26
November 18Pacific*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 44–6
November 25at San Diego StateL 24–27
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1978 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, 40.
  3. "1978 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
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