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1972 New Mexico Lobos football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (2–4 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadium University Stadium
Seasons
←  1971
1973 →
1972 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

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

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 16 New Mexico State*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 55–20
September 23 Texas Tech*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 16–41
September 30at Iowa State*L 0–31
October 7at WyomingW 17–14
October 14 Arizona
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 15–27
October 21at UTEPW 56–7
October 28at UtahL 14–59
November 4 San Jose State*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 7–14
November 11at No. 19 Arizona StateL 7–60
November 18at Houston*L 14–33
November 25 BYU
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 7–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1972 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "University of New Mexico Football Record Book" (PDF). University of New Mexico. 2013. pp. 36, 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "1972 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1972 New Mexico Lobos football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (2–4 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadium University Stadium
Seasons
←  1971
1973 →
1972 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

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

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 16 New Mexico State*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 55–20
September 23 Texas Tech*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 16–41
September 30at Iowa State*L 0–31
October 7at WyomingW 17–14
October 14 Arizona
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 15–27
October 21at UTEPW 56–7
October 28at UtahL 14–59
November 4 San Jose State*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 7–14
November 11at No. 19 Arizona StateL 7–60
November 18at Houston*L 14–33
November 25 BYU
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 7–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1972 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "University of New Mexico Football Record Book" (PDF). University of New Mexico. 2013. pp. 36, 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "1972 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2018.

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