1968 New Mexico Lobos football team

The 1968 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 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Rudy Feldman, the Lobos compiled a 0–10 record (0–7 against WAC opponents) and were outscored, 403 to 120.[1][2]

1968 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1968 record0–10 (0–7 WAC)
Head coachRudy Feldman (1st season)
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
1968 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Wyoming $ 6 1 0  7 3 0
Arizona State 5 1 0  8 2 0
Arizona 5 1 0  8 3 0
UTEP 3 3 0  4 5 1
Utah 2 3 0  3 7 0
Colorado State 1 2 0  2 8 0
BYU 1 5 0  2 8 0
New Mexico 0 7 0  0 10 0
  • $ Conference champion

David Harris, Ace Hendricks, and John Pautsch were the team captains.[2] The team's statistical leaders included Terry Stone with 769 passing yards, David Bookert with 872 rushing yards and 60 points scored, and Bob Fowler with 265 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Colorado State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 13–21
September 21at UTEPL 15–44
September 28Arizona
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)
L 8–19
October 5at No. 8 Kansas*L 7–68
October 12at UtahL 7–30
October 19San Jose State*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 24–55
October 26at Wyoming
L 6–35
November 2at Arizona StateL 28–63
November 16New Mexico State*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)
L 6–33
November 23BYU
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 6–35
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References

  1. "1968 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. "1968 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
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