1987 New Mexico Lobos football team

The 1987 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 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Mike Sheppard, the Lobos compiled a 0–11 record (0–8 against WAC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 444 to 209.[1][2]

1987 New Mexico Lobos football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1987 record	0–11 (0–8 WAC)
Head coach	Mike Sheppard (1st season)
Home stadium	University Stadium

1987 Western Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wyoming $	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
BYU	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Air Force	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
UTEP	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
San Diego State	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
Hawaii	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
Utah	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
Colorado State	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	11	–	0
New Mexico	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included Barry Garrison with 3,163 passing yards, Shane Hall with 315 rushing yards, and Terance Mathis with 1,132 receiving yards and 48 points scored.[3]

The number of televised games for the team expanded. KGSW-TV 14 (now KLUZ-TV) broadcast five of the team's road games; the first three and the final two; live. All of the home games were shown on a same-night basis, leaving only two contests (Colorado State and UTEP) not televised. [4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 5	at Utah	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 20–24
September 12	at New Mexico State	Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	L 14–17
September 19	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (rivalry)	L 9–20
September 26	BYU	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 25–45
October 10	Hawaii	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 31–41
October 17	at Colorado State	Lubick Field Fort Collins, CO	L 13–35
October 31	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 0–34
November 7	Wyoming	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 16–59
November 14	Air Force	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 26–73
November 21	at San Diego State	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 30–53
November 28	at Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 25–43

References

1. "1987 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
2. "University of New Mexico Football Record Book" (PDF). University of New Mexico. 2013. pp. 36, 40.
3. "1987 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
4. Television Listings Albuquerque Journal Sep-Nov 1987