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]

1980 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1980 record4–7 (3–4 WAC)
Head coachJoe Morrison (1st season)
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
1980 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 6BYUW 25–21
September 13at No. 17 Missouri*L 16–47
September 20at Texas Tech*L 17–28
September 27New Mexico State*W 52–19
October 4at WyomingW 24–21
October 11Colorado StateL 26–31
October 18HawaiiL 14–31
October 25at UTEPW 22–21
November 1UNLV*L 7–72
November 8at UtahL 21–49
November 22at San Diego StateL 22–24
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1980 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  2. "University of New Mexico Football Record Book" (PDF). University of New Mexico. 2013. pp. 36, 40.
  3. "1980 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
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