1978 New Mexico Lobos football team
American college football season
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The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bill Mondt, the Lobos compiled a 7–5 record (3–3 against WAC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 284 to 205.[1][2]
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record7–5 (3–3 WAC)
Headcoach
- Bill Mondt (5th season)
HomestadiumUniversity Stadium
| 1978 New Mexico Lobos football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–5 (3–3 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | University Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Brad Wright with 1,925 passing yards, Mike Williams with 1,015 rushing yards, Ricky Martin with 594 receiving yards, and kicker Alan Moore with 64 points scored.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 9 | at Hawaii* | L 16–22 | 40,701 | [4] | |||
| September 16 | at Wichita State* | W 16–14 | 18,016 | [5] | |||
| September 23 | UNLV* | W 24–0 | 17,291 | [6] | |||
| September 30 | BYU |
| L 23–27 | 24,892 | [7] | ||
| October 7 | at Wyoming | W 19–15 | 26,458 | [8] | |||
| October 14 | Texas Tech* |
| L 23–36 | 23,167 | [9] | ||
| October 21 | New Mexico State* |
| W 35–20 | 17,056 | [10] | ||
| October 28 | at UTEP | W 21–0 | 18,650 | [11] | |||
| November 4 | at Utah | W 24–12 | 24,182 | [12] | |||
| November 11 | Colorado State |
| L 15–26 | 14,747 | [13] | ||
| November 18 | Pacific (CA)* |
| W 44–6 | 11,910 | [14] | ||
| November 25 | at San Diego State | L 24–27 | 30,011 | [15] | |||
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