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-
1981 Season Highlights
Joe Morrison enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at New Mexico.
1981 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 @
Houston
10
21
L
Sat., Sep. 12 @
Nevada Las Vegas
42
49
L
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Texas Tech
21
28
L
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Air Force
27
10
W
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
San Diego State
15
17
L
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Texas El Paso
26
3
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Hawaii
13
23
L
Sat., Oct. 24 @
New Mexico State
17
13
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Brigham Young
7
31
L
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Utah
7
7
T
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Colorado State
28
16
W
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Wyoming
12
13
L
1981 Season Totals
Record 4-7
-1
Points Scored 225
Scoring Average 18.8
Points Allowed 231
Defense Average 19.3
Opponents Record 64-70
Conference Record 3-3
Home Record 2-2
-1
Away Record 2-5
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1981 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1981 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.