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The 1986 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 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Joe Lee Dunn, the Lobos compiled a 4–8 record (2–5 against WAC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 338 to 317.[1][2]

Record4–8 (2–5 WAC)
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1986 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record4–8 (2–5 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
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1986 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
San Diego State $7–1–08–4–0
BYU6–2–08–5–0
Air Force5–2–06–5–0
Hawaii4–4–07–5–0
Colorado State4–4–06–5–0
Wyoming4–4–06–6–0
New Mexico2–5–04–8–0
UTEP2–6–04–8–0
Utah1–7–02–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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The team's statistical leaders included Ned James with 1,777 passing yards, Kevin Burgess with 1,023 rushing yards and 72 points scored, and Terance Mathis with 955 receiving yards.[3]

The first three road games were televised live in the Albuquerque market over KGSW 14 (now KLUZ-TV), while all of their home games were seen on same-night delay.[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at No. 10 Tennessee*L 21–3593,875[5]
September 13at No. 11 BYUL 30–3164,385[6]
September 20at Texas Tech*L 7–1436,520[7]
September 27San Diego StateL 34–3820,579[8]
October 4at HawaiiL 10–2746,119[9]
October 11UTEPdagger
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 24–2218,170[10]
October 18Utah
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 47–4315,979[11]
October 25New Mexico State*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)
W 45–1417,392[12]
November 1at WyomingL 25–356,714[13]
November 8Tulsa*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 27–3411,372[14]
November 15at Colorado StateL 27–3213,107[15]
November 22at Memphis State*W 20–1316,330[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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