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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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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
  Record7-5
  Points Scored284
  Scoring Average23.7
  Points Allowed205
  Defense Average17.1
  Opponents Record58-56
  Conference Record3-3
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record4-2
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 9-4320199Lost  16-235-119469  Lavell Edwards
New Mexico 7-5284205 3-3126107  Bill Mondt
Colorado State 5-6238247 2-4111153  Sark Arslanian
Utah 8-3291182 4-2144104  Wayne Howard
Wyoming 5-7253245 4-2158134  Bill Lewis
San Diego State 4-7242257 2-4128158  Claude Gilbert
Texas El Paso 1-11151424 1-581217  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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.