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-
1979 Season Highlights
Bill Mondt enters his 6th season as Head Coach at New Mexico.
1979 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 1 vs.
Louisiana Tech
34
0
W
Sat., Sep. 8 vs.
Oregon State
35
16
W
Sat., Sep. 15 @
Texas Tech
7
17
L
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Hawaii
3
20
L
Sat., Sep. 29 @
New Mexico State
30
16
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
San Diego State
7
35
L
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Nevada Las Vegas
20
28
L
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Texas El Paso
20
0
W
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Brigham Young
7
59
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Utah
7
26
L
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Colorado State
24
9
W
Sat., Nov. 24 vs.
Wyoming
17
3
W
1979 Season Totals
Record 6-6
Points Scored 211
Scoring Average 17.6
Points Allowed 229
Defense Average 19.1
Opponents Record 58-74
Conference Record 3-3
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 2-4
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1979 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1979 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
The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.