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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: Joe Morrison
Conference: Western Athletic-

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1892 <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024

1980 Season Highlights

Joe Morrison enters his 1st season as Head Coach at New Mexico.

1980 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 6	vs. Brigham Young	25	21	W
Sat., Sep. 13	@ Missouri	16	47	L
Sat., Sep. 20	@ Texas Tech	17	28	L
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. New Mexico State	52	19	W
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Wyoming	24	21	W
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Colorado State	26	31	L
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Hawaii	14	31	L
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Texas El Paso	22	21	W
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Nevada Las Vegas	7	72	L
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Utah	21	49	L
Sat., Nov. 22	@ San Diego State	22	24	L

1980 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	246
Scoring Average	22.4
Points Allowed	364
Defense Average	33.1
Opponents Record	65-58
Conference Record	3-3
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	2-4

1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1980 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brigham Young	12-1	606	243	Won 46-45	5-1	292	80	Lavell Edwards
Colorado State	6-4-1	232	330		5-1-1	178	140	Sark Arslanian
New Mexico	4-7	246	364		3-3	140	167	Joe Morrison
San Diego State	4-8	161	294		4-3	113	154	Claude Gilbert
Wyoming	6-5	316	243		3-4	180	166	Pat Dye
Utah	5-5-1	259	293		2-3-1	148	150	Wayne Howard
Air Force	2-9-1	161	290		1-2	44	41	Ken Hatfield
Texas El Paso	1-11	143	424		0-6	56	253	Bill Michael

1980 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1980 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 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.