1980 New Mexico Lobos football team
The 1980 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 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Joe Morrison, the Lobos compiled a 4–7 record (3–4 against WAC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 364 to 246.[1][2]
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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
1980 record | 4–7 (3–4 WAC) |
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Home stadium | University Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 BYU $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Robin Gabriel with 1,083 passing yards, Jimmy Sayers with 691 rushing yards, Ricky Martin with 850 receiving yards, and kicker Pete Parks with 58 points scored.[3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 6 | BYU |
| W 25–21 | 16,840 |
September 13 | at No. 17 Missouri* | L 16–47 | ||
September 20 | at Texas Tech* | L 17–28 | 38,873 | |
September 27 | New Mexico State* |
| W 52–19 | |
October 4 | at Wyoming | W 24–21 | ||
October 11 | Colorado State |
| L 26–31 | |
October 18 | Hawaii |
| L 14–31 | |
October 25 | at UTEP | W 22–21 | 17,008 | |
November 1 | UNLV* |
| L 7–72 | 14,250 |
November 8 | at Utah | L 21–49 | 21,248 | |
November 22 | at San Diego State | L 22–24 | 21,900 | |
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References
- "1980 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- "University of New Mexico Football Record Book" (PDF). University of New Mexico. 2013. pp. 36, 40.
- "1980 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
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