1972 New Mexico Lobos football team
The 1972 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 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach Rudy Feldman, the Lobos compiled a 3–8 record (2–4 against WAC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 327 to 208.[1][2]
| 1972 New Mexico Lobos football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| 1972 record | 3–8 (2–4 WAC) |
| Head coach | Rudy Feldman (5th season) |
| Home stadium | University Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Arizona State $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Urban and George Oakes were the team captains.[2] The team's statistical leaders included Bruce Boone with 540 passing yards, Fred Henry with 977 rushing yards and 36 points, and Ken Smith with 382 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||
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| September 16 | New Mexico State* |
| W 55–20 | ||
| September 23 | Texas Tech* |
| L 16–41 | ||
| September 30 | at Iowa State* |
| L 0–31 | ||
| October 7 | at Wyoming |
| W 17–14 | ||
| October 14 | Arizona |
| L 15–27 | ||
| October 21 | at UTEP |
| W 56–7 | ||
| October 28 | at Utah |
| L 14–59 | ||
| November 4 | San Jose State* |
| L 7–14 | ||
| November 11 | at No. 19 Arizona State |
| L 7–60 | ||
| November 18 | at Houston* |
| L 14–33 | ||
| November 25 | BYU |
| L 7–21 | ||
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References
- "1972 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.
- "1972 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
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