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The 1973 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 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their sixth season under head coach Rudy Feldman, the Lobos compiled a 4–7 record (3–4 against WAC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 287 to 257.[1][2]

Record4–7 (3–4 WAC)
Headcoach
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1973 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (3–4 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
 1972
1974 
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1973 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Arizona State +6101110
Arizona +610830
Utah420750
BYU340560
New Mexico340470
Wyoming340470
Colorado State240560
UTEP0700110
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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Rich Diller, Don Woods, and Don Hubbard were the team captains.[2] The team's statistical leaders included Don Woods with 869 passing yards, 971 rushing yards, and 66 points scored, and Paul Labarrere with 374 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15New Mexico State*W 48–624,145[4]
September 22at Texas Tech*L 7–4130,218[5]
September 291:30 p.m.at Air Force*L 6–1033,390[6]
October 6 No. 12 Arizona State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 24–6721,139[7]
October 13at ArizonaL 14–2239,582[8]
October 20UTEP
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 49–012,300[9]
October 278:30 p.m.at San Jose State*L 0–1512,503[10]
November 3at BYUL 21–5611,412[11]
November 10Utahdagger
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 35–3610,757[12]
November 17Wyoming
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 23–219,628[13]
November 24at Colorado StateW 30–1313,727[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time
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