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: Mike Sheppard Conference: Western Athletic-
1990 Season Highlights
Mike Sheppard enters his 4th season as Head Coach at New Mexico.
1990 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 1 @
New Mexico State
29
12
W
Sat., Sep. 8 @
Fresno State
17
24
L
Sat., Sep. 15 vs.
Arizona
10
25
L
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Texas Tech
32
34
L
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Kansas State
6
38
L
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Texas El Paso
48
28
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Wyoming
22
25
L
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Colorado State
7
47
L
Mon., Oct. 29 @
Brigham Young
31
55
L
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Hawaii
16
43
L
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Utah
27
29
L
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
San Diego State
34
40
L
1990 Season Totals
Record 2-10
Points Scored 279
Scoring Average 23.3
Points Allowed 400
Defense Average 33.3
Opponents Record 73-66
Conference Record 1-5
Home Record 1-4
Away Record 1-6
1990 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1990 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1990 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.