1951 New Mexico Lobos football team

1951 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record4–7 (2–4 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumZimmerman Field
1951 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Wyoming 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Denver 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Colorado A&M 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
BYU 2 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Utah State 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Montana 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the Skyline Conference during the 1951 college football season. In their second season under head coach Dudley DeGroot, the Lobos compiled a 4–7 record (2–4 against Skyline opponents), tied for sixth in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a total of 262 to 213.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Arizona State–Flagstaff*
W 55–67,500[3]
September 29at Montana
L 7–25[4]
October 6at New Mexico A&M*
W 20–06,200[5]
October 13at Denver
L 17–33[6]
October 20at Texas Western*
L 7–32[7]
October 27Colorado A&M
  • Zimmerman Field
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 15–207,500[8]
November 3at Arizona*
L 20–3215,000[9]
November 10Wyoming
  • Zimmerman Field
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 7–41[10]
November 17BYU
  • Zimmerman Field
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 34–08,500[11]
November 24Texas Tech*
  • Zimmerman Field
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 14–60[12]
December 1Utah State
  • Zimmerman Field
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 17–13[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. ^ "1951 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 New Mexico Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of New Mexico. 2018. p. 140. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "Loggers Fall To Lobos: Pass Mishap Nets TD For Lumberjacks". Arizona Daily Sun. September 24, 1951. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Silvertrip Grizzlies defeat Lobos of New Mexico, 25 to 7". The Independent Record. September 30, 1951. Retrieved May 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "New Mexico Lobos lash Aggies, 20–0". The El Paso Times. October 7, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Denver Aerial Attack Beats New Mexico, 33–17". Albuquerque Journal. October 14, 1951. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas Miners blast Lobos 32 to 7 in El Paso fracas". Santa Fe New Mexican. October 21, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Colorado Aggies down stubborn Lobos 20–15". Albuquerque Journal. October 28, 1951. Retrieved May 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Arizona tops New Mexico". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 4, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Spaulding Leads Wyoming To 41–7 Win Over Lobos". Albuquerque Journal. November 11, 1951. p. 6A.
  11. ^ "Fiery Lobos storm to upset over BYU". Clovis News-Journal. November 18, 1951. Retrieved May 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Red Raiders crush Lobos with nine TDs". The Arizona Republic. November 25, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Lobos defeat Utah State in 17–13 upset". Deseret News. December 2, 1951. Retrieved May 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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