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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-

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1892 <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024

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 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brigham Young	9-4	320	199	Lost 16-23	5-1	194	69	Lavell Edwards
New Mexico	7-5	284	205		3-3	126	107	Bill Mondt
Colorado State	5-6	238	247		2-4	111	153	Sark Arslanian
Utah	8-3	291	182		4-2	144	104	Wayne Howard
Wyoming	5-7	253	245		4-2	158	134	Bill Lewis
San Diego State	4-7	242	257		2-4	128	158	Claude Gilbert
Texas El Paso	1-11	151	424		1-5	81	217	Bill Michael

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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).