1981 New Mexico Lobos football team
| 1981 New Mexico Lobos football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 4–7–1 (3–4–1 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | University Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 BYU $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1981 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 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Joe Morrison, the Lobos compiled a 4–7–1 record (3–4–1 against WAC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 231 to 225.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Robin Gabriel with 1,783 passing yards, Mike D. Carter with 595 rushing yards, Keith Magee with 706 receiving yards, and kicker Pete Parks with 49 points scored.[3]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | at Houston* | L 10–21 | 26,435 | ||
| September 12 | at UNLV* | L 42–49 | 25,605 | ||
| September 19 | at Texas Tech* | L 21–28 | 42,321 | ||
| September 26 | Air Force |
| W 27–10 | 24,240 | [4] |
| October 3 | San Diego State |
| L 15–17 | 18,265 | |
| October 10 | UTEP |
| W 26–3 | 18,367 | |
| October 17 | at Hawaii | L 13–23 | 46,692 | ||
| October 24 | at New Mexico State* | W 17–13 | |||
| October 31 | at BYU | L 7–31 | 36,343 | ||
| November 7 | Utah |
| T 7–7 | 14,420 | |
| November 14 | at Colorado State | W 28–16 | |||
| November 21 | Wyoming |
| L 12–13 | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ "1981 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ^ "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 4, 2019.
- ^ "1981 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ^ "Lobos Beat Air Force". The Arizona Republic. September 27, 1981. p. G4. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.