1988 New Mexico Lobos football team

1988 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record2–10 (1–7 WAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJack Stanton (1st season)
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
1988 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wyoming $ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
UTEP 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Hawaii 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
BYU 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
Utah 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Air Force 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
San Diego State 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
1 – 7 – 0 2 – 10 – 0
Colorado State 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1988 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 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Mike Sheppard, the Lobos compiled a 2–10 record (1–7 against WAC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 518 to 170.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Jeremy Leach with 1,986 passing yards, Andre Wooten with 801 rushing yards, Al Owens with 774 receiving yards, and kicker Rick Walsh with 46 points scored.[3]

In its third season of broadcasting both live and delayed games, KGSW-TV 14 (now KLUZ-TV) would only leave one road contest against Hawaii off its schedule. As with the past two seasons, the road games were seen live, while the home games were show on delay at 10pm (MST).[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Fresno State*
L 21–6818,061[5]
September 10at New Mexico State*
W 36–3421,157[6]
September 17at Texas*
L 0–4755,630[7]
September 24Akron*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 28–3011,740[8]
October 1at Air Force
L 14–6338,615[9]
October 8Utah
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 27–3310,960[10]
October 15at No. 14 Wyoming
L 7–5520,363[11]
October 22UTEP
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 0–3711,441[12]
October 29at BYU
L 0–6563,424[13]
November 5at Hawaii
L 3–4539,953[14]
November 12Colorado State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 24–238,180[15]
November 19San Diego State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 10–187,923[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1988 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "1988 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  4. ^ TV Listings Albuquerque Journal Sep-Nov 1988
  5. ^ "Fresno St. takes the bite out of Lobos, 68–21". Ventura County Star. September 4, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lobos upend Aggies in last seconds". The El Paso Times. September 11, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Longhorns demolish Lobos 47–0". Austin American-Statesman. September 18, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Last-second field goal sinks Lobos". The Santa Fe New Mexican. September 25, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Air Force wipes out UNM 63–14". Alamogordo Daily News. October 2, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Lobos' miscues hand Utes conference victory, 33–27". Albuquerque Journal. October 9, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "'Little Dab' does Cowboys good in win". Omaha World-Herald. October 16, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "UTEP blasts Lobos, 37–0". The Santa Fe New Mexican. October 23, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "BYU routs UNM, 65–0". Albuquerque Journal. October 30, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Hawaii routs Lobos, 45–3". The El Paso Times. November 7, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "The Lobos win one!". Carlsbad Current-Argus. November 13, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "San Diego State 18, New Mexico 10". Detroit Free Press. November 20, 1988. p. 11D. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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