1969 New Mexico Lobos football team

The 1969 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 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Rudy Feldman, the Lobos compiled a 4–6 record (1–5 against WAC opponents) and were outscored, 281 to 171.[1][2]

1969 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1969 record4–6 (1–5 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
1969 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Arizona State $ 6 1 0  8 2 0
Utah 5 1 0  8 2 0
BYU 4 3 0  6 4 0
Wyoming 4 3 0  6 4 0
Arizona 3 3 0  3 7 0
UTEP 2 5 0  4 6 0
New Mexico 1 5 0  4 6 0
Colorado State 0 4 0  4 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

Willie Shaw and Rocky Long were the team captains.[2] The team's statistical leaders included Rocky Long with 865 passing yards, Sam Scarber with 534 rushing yards, and John Stewart with 391 receiving yards, and David Bookert with 30 points scored.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 20at Army*L 14–31
September 27UTEPL 6–21
October 4Kansas*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 16–7
October 11at BYUL 15–41
October 18Utah
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 0–24
October 25at ArizonaL 28–52
November 1at San Jose State*W 27–24
November 8Arizona State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 17–48
November 15Wyoming
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 24–12
November 22at New Mexico State*
W 24–21
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1969 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.
  3. "1969 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
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