1979 New Mexico Lobos football team

The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth and final season under head coach Bill Mondt, the Lobos compiled a 6–6 record (3–4 against WAC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 229 to 211.[1][2]

1979 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–6 (3–4 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
1979 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 BYU $ 7 –0 –011 –1 –0
Utah 5 –2 –06 –6 –0
San Diego State 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
Hawaii 3 –3 –06 –5 –0
New Mexico 3 –4 –06 –6 –0
Colorado State 3 –4 –04 –7 –1
Wyoming 2 –5 –04 –8 –0
UTEP 0 –7 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Casey Miller with 555 passing yards, Jimmy Sayers with 696 rushing yards, Derwin Williams with 250 receiving yards, and kicker Alan Moore with 49 points scored.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Louisiana Tech*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 34–027,380[4][5]
September 8Oregon State*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 35–1627,525
September 15at Texas Tech*
L 7–1742,109
September 22at Hawaii
L 3–2040,079
September 29at New Mexico State*
W 30–16
October 6San Diego State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 7–3521,205
October 13at UNLV*
L 20–2822,201
October 20UTEP
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 20–019,612
October 27at No. 11 BYU
L 7–5933,921
November 3Utah
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 7–2619,093
November 10at Colorado State
W 24–916,273
November 24Wyoming
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 17–34,700[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1979 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  2. "University of New Mexico Football Record Book" (PDF). University of New Mexico. 2013. pp. 36, 40. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  3. "1979 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  4. "Wright leads Lobos, 34–0". Albuquerque Journal. September 2, 1979. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Keith solves asterisk woes". Albuquerque Journal. February 10, 1980. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Frank Maestas (November 25, 1979). "Alert Lobos Win Finale for Mondt, 17-3". Albuquerque Journal. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
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