New Mexico Football Team History
New Mexico Lobos
University of New Mexico
Albuqueque, NM
Founded: 1889 Stadium: University Stadium Capacity: 39,224 Colors: Cherry & Silver Coach: Bill Mondt Conference: Western Athletic-
1978 Season Highlights
Bill Mondt enters his 5th season as Head Coach at New Mexico.
1978 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 @
Hawaii
16
22
L
Sat., Sep. 16 @ Wichita State
16
14
W
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Nevada Las Vegas
24
0
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Brigham Young
23
27
L
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Wyoming
19
15
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Texas Tech
23
36
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
New Mexico State
35
20
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Texas El Paso
21
0
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Utah
24
12
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Colorado State
15
26
L
Sat., Nov. 18 vs. Pacific
44
6
W
Sat., Nov. 25 @
San Diego State
24
27
L
1978 Season Totals
Record 7-5
Points Scored 284
Scoring Average 23.7
Points Allowed 205
Defense Average 17.1
Opponents Record 58-56
Conference Record 3-3
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 4-2
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1978 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1978 All Western Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.