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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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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
  Record4-7
  Points Scored246
  Scoring Average22.4
  Points Allowed364
  Defense Average33.1
  Opponents Record65-58
  Conference Record3-3
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record2-4
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 12-1606243Won  46-455-129280  Lavell Edwards
Colorado State 6-4-1232330 5-1-1178140  Sark Arslanian
New Mexico 4-7246364 3-3140167  Joe Morrison
San Diego State 4-8161294 4-3113154  Claude Gilbert
Wyoming 6-5316243 3-4180166  Pat Dye
Utah 5-5-1259293 2-3-1148150  Wayne Howard
Air Force 2-9-1161290 1-24441  Ken Hatfield
Texas El Paso 1-11143424 0-656253  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 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.