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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: R.F. Hutchison
Conference: Independent-

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1892 <-- 1915 <- 1916 -> 1917 --> 2024

1916 Season Highlights

R.F. Hutchison enters his 6th season as Head Coach at New Mexico.

1916 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 7	@ Colorado College	2	47	L
Sat., Oct. 14	vs. Colorado School of Mines	0	23	L
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Northern Arizona	108	0	W
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Albuquerque Indian School	55	0	W
Thu., Nov. 30	vs. New Mexico State	51	0	W

1916 Season Totals
Record	3-2
Points Scored	216
Scoring Average	43.2
Points Allowed	70
Defense Average	14.0
Opponents Record	2-4
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	3-1
Away Record	0-1

1916 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1916 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
New Mexico	3-2	216	70					R.F. Hutchison
Connecticut	1-7	36	110					John Donahue
Army	9-0	235	36					Charles D. Daly
Notre Dame	8-1	292	30					Jesse C. Harper
Penn State	8-2	348	62					Richard C. Dick Harlow
Pittsburgh	8-0	255	25					Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
Louisiana State	7-1-2	238	45					E.T. McDonald
Marshall	7-2-1	267	101					Boyd B. Chambers
Michigan	7-2	253	56					Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Boston College	6-2	167	66					Charles E. Brickley
Maryland	6-2	142	52					H.C. Curley Byrd
Navy	6-3-1	199	76					Lt. Jonas H. Ingram
Northern Illinois	6-1-1	105	19					William W. Wirtz
Arizona	5-3	247	93					James F. Pop McKale
Middle Tennessee State	5-2	111	30					Alfred B. Miles
Sam Houston State	5-2	197	54					Gene Berry
Syracuse	5-4	275	87					William M. Bill Hollenback
West Virginia	5-2-2	198	38					Mont H. McIntire
Western Michigan	5-1	389	38					William H. Bill Spaulding
Arkansas State	4-3	72	51					Earl Brannon
Michigan State	4-2-1	126	26					Frank A. Sommers
North Texas	4-3-1	125	74					J.W. St. Clair
Washington State	4-2	135	25					William Lone Star Dietz
Buffalo	3-5-2	24	88					Art Powell
Hawaii	3-2	67	29					William Britton
Nevada	3-5	142	160					Jack Glascock
Rutgers	3-2-2	106	52					George Foster Sanford
Temple	3-1-2	61	14					William Nicholai
Wake Forest	3-3	107	85					G.M. Billings
Western Kentucky	3-2	28	29					J.L. Arthur
Akron	2-7	90	183					Fred Sefton
Jacksonville State	2-4-1	15	102					Ben Harris
Memphis	2-3-1	152	90					Tom Shea
New Mexico State	2-4-1	64	153					Clarence W. Russell
Texas El Paso	2-3	28	137					Tommy Dwyer
Central Michigan	1-5	39	139					Blake Miller
Arizona State	0-3	13	51					George H. Schaeffer
Southern Mississippi	0-2	0	106					A.B. Dillie
Stanford	0-0	0	0					No Team

1916 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1916 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.