1970 New Mexico Lobos football team
| 1970 New Mexico Lobos football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (5–1 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | University Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Arizona State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1970 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach Rudy Feldman, the Lobos compiled a 7–3 record (5–1 against WAC opponents), finished second in the WAC, and outscored opponents, 291 to 222.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included Rocky Long with 649 passing yards, Sam Scarber with 961 rushing yards and 78 points scored, and Tom McBee with 125 receiving yards.[2]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | Iowa State* | L 3–32 | 18,068 | [3] | |||
| September 26 | at Utah | W 34–28 | 22,582 | [4] | |||
| October 3 | at Kansas* | L 23–49 | 39,094–41,000 | [5] | |||
| October 10 | San Jose State* |
| W 48–25 | 15,759 | [6] | ||
| October 17 | New Mexico State* |
| W 24–17 | 17,942 | [7] | ||
| October 24 | at Wyoming | W 17–7 | 16,589 | [8] | |||
| October 31 | at UTEP | W 35–16 | 13,503 | [9] | |||
| November 7 | Arizona |
| W 35–7 | 18,110 | [10] | ||
| November 14 | BYU |
| W 51–8 | 17,856 | [11] | ||
| November 21 | at No. 9 Arizona State | L 21–33 | 51,283 | [12] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1970 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ "1970 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ "Shoemake's 4 field goals boost Iowa State, 32–3". The Des Moines Register. September 20, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Soph's 208 yards stun Utah, 34–28". The Montana Standard. September 27, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kansas romps, 49–23". Lincoln Sunday Journal Star. October 4, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sparta bombed, 48–25". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 11, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lobos defeat NMS". The Arizona Daily Star. October 18, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Scarber stars as Lobos win". The Odessa American. October 25, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Mexico running attack rolls over Texas–El Paso, 35–16". The Arizona Republic. November 1, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Soph paces New Mexico to victory". Oakland Tribune. November 8, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Mexico clobbers BYU". Tri-City Herald. November 15, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arizona beats UNM, takes title". The Sacramento Bee. November 22, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1970 NCAA Football Statistics (New Mexico)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 17, 2024.