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-
1987 Season Highlights
Mike Sheppard enters his 1st season as Head Coach at New Mexico.
1987 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 @
Utah
20
24
L
Sat., Sep. 12 @
New Mexico State
14
17
L
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Arizona
9
20
L
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Brigham Young
25
45
L
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Hawaii
31
41
L
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Colorado State
13
35
L
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Texas El Paso
0
34
L
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Wyoming
16
59
L
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Air Force
26
73
L
Sat., Nov. 21 @
San Diego State
30
53
L
Sat., Nov. 28 @
Arkansas
25
43
L
@ Little Rock, AR
1987 Season Totals
Record 0-11
Points Scored 209
Scoring Average 19.0
Points Allowed 444
Defense Average 40.4
Opponents Record 66-64
Conference Record 0-7
Home Record 0-4
Away Record 0-7
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1987 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1987 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 most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.