1926 New Mexico Lobos football team

The 1926 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico as an independent during the 1926 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Roy W. Johnson, the Lobos compiled a 4–2–1 record.[1]

1926 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2–1
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumUniversity Field
1926 Western college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Loyola (CA)    6 0 2
Arizona    5 1 1
Regis    6 2 0
Tempe State    4 1 1
Gonzaga    5 2 1
New Mexico    4 2 1
New Mexico A&M    5 3 1
Hawaii    5 4 0
Santa Clara    5 4 0
St. Ignatius (CA)    2 3 3
Santa Barbara State    2 4 0

The season marked the beginning of a 13-game unbeaten streak (11 wins and 2 ties) and a 12-game home winning streak. Those streaks continued until October 13, 1928, and remain the longest in school history.[2]

The team's 63-point loss to Texas A&M on October 16 was the third largest margin of defeat in school history to that date.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2New Mexico Mines
W 20–0
October 9Montezuma College
  • University Field
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 41–7
October 16at Texas A&ML 0–63
October 23Texas Minesdagger
  • University Field
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 19–7[4]
November 6at ArizonaTucson, AZ (rivalry)L 0–21
November 13at New Mexico A&MLas Cruces, NM (rivalry)T 6–6
November 20Western State (CO)
  • University Field
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 35–6
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. "2018 New Mexico Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of New Mexico. 2018. p. 139. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  2. 2018 Media Guide, p. 114.
  3. 2018 Media Guide, p. 108.
  4. "Lobos Down Texas Miners 19-7 After Trailing 7-6 Well Into Final Quarter". Albuquerque Journal. October 24, 1926. p. 2 via Newspapers.com.
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