1973 New Mexico Lobos football team
| 1973 New Mexico Lobos football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (3–4 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | University Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Arizona State + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1973 New Mexico Lobos football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Mexico in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their sixth season under head coach Rudy Feldman, the Lobos compiled a 4–7 record (3–4 against WAC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 287 to 257.[1][2]
Rich Diller, Don Woods, and Don Hubbard were the team captains.[2] The team's statistical leaders included Don Woods with 869 passing yards, 971 rushing yards, and 66 points scored, and Paul Labarrere with 374 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 15 | New Mexico State* | W 48–6 | 24,145 | [4] | |||
| September 22 | at Texas Tech* | L 7–41 | 30,218 | [5] | |||
| September 29 | at Air Force* | L 6–10 | 33,390 | [6] | |||
| October 6 | No. 12 Arizona State |
| L 24–67 | 21,139 | [7] | ||
| October 13 | at Arizona | L 14–22 | 39,582 | [8] | |||
| October 20 | UTEP |
| W 49–0 | 12,300 | [9] | ||
| October 27 | at San Jose State* | L 0–15 | 12,503 | [10] | |||
| November 3 | at BYU | L 21–56 | 11,412 | [11] | |||
| November 10 | Utah |
| L 35–36 | 10,757 | [12] | ||
| November 17 | Wyoming |
| W 23–21 | 9,628 | [13] | ||
| November 24 | at Colorado State | W 30–13 | 13,727 | [14] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1973 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ a b "University of New Mexico Football Record Book" (PDF). University of New Mexico. 2013. pp. 36, 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ^ "1973 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ^ "Lobos blast Aggies, 48–6". Albuquerque Journal. September 16, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech Raiders ride Williams' to maul New Mexico, 41–7". The Monitor. September 23, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Air Force nips Lobos". The Arizona Republic. September 30, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arizona State bombs Lobos again, 67–24". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. October 7, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lobos lose to Arizona". The Santa Fe New Mexican. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Reserve QB leads Lobos past UTEP". The Arizona Daily Star. October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spartans nab 15–0 shutout". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 28, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sheide passes Cougars past New Mexico, 56–21". Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 4, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utah prevails on PAT pass by Van Galder". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 11, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Last-second boot saves Lobos". Albuquerque Journal. November 18, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Mexico rips CSU Rams". The El Paso Times. November 25, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1973 NCAA Football Statistics (New Mexico)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 9, 2024.