1975 New Mexico Lobos football team

The 1975 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 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Mondt, the Lobos compiled a 6–5 record (4–3 against WAC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 291 to 232.[1][2]

1975 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
1975 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Arizona State $ 7 –0 –012 –0 –0
No. 18 Arizona 5 –2 –09 –2 –0
Colorado State 4 –2 –06 –5 –0
BYU 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
New Mexico 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
Utah 1 –4 –01 –10 –0
Wyoming 1 –6 –02 –9 –0
UTEP 0 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Steve Myer and Randy Rich were the team captains.[2] The team's statistical leaders included Steve Myer with 2,501 passing yards, Mike Williams with 511 rushing yards, Preston Dennard with 962 receiving yards, and Gil Stewart and Preston Dennard, each with 36 points scored.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Fresno State*
W 29–0
September 20at Texas Tech*
L 17–2439,160
September 27Colorado State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 16–2724,743
October 3at BYU
L 15–16
October 11 No. 11 Arizona State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 10–16
October 18Utah
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 27–2315,010
October 25at No. 13 Arizona
W 44–34
November 1UTEP
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 23–313,126
November 8at San Jose State*
L 20–29
November 15Wyoming
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 38–3213,791[4]
November 22at New Mexico State*
W 52–28
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1975 New Mexico Lobos football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR Preston Denndard So
QB 11 Steve Myer Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT Andy Frederick Jr
FS 18 Randy Rich Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References
  1. "1975 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  2. "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.
  3. "1975 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  4. Frank Maestas (November 16, 1975). "Myer's Passing Directs Lobos Past Cowboys by 6". Albuquerque Journal. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
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