1950 New Mexico Lobos football team

The 1950 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the Border Conference during the 1950 college football season. In their first season under head coach Dudley DeGroot, the Lobos compiled a 2–8 record (2–5 against conference opponents), finished seventh in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a total of 330 to 160. On defense, the team allowed an average of 33 points per game, ranking 116th of 120 major college teams.[1][2]

1950 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record2–8 (2–5 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumZimmerman Field
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Texas State $ 6 0 0 10 1 0
Arizona State 4 1 0 9 2 0
Texas Western 4 2 0 7 3 0
Texas Tech 3 2 0 3 8 0
Hardin–Simmons 3 3 0 5 5 0
Arizona 2 4 0 4 6 0
New Mexico 2 5 0 2 8 0
New Mexico A&M 1 4 0 2 7 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 4 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Arizona State–Flagstaff
W 78–0
September 30at Arizona StateL 6–41
October 7New Mexico A&M
  • Zimmerman Field
  • Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)
W 26–13
October 14at West Texas State
L 6–4512,000
October 21Texas Western
  • Zimmerman Field
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 13–41
October 28at Wyoming*L 0–44[3]
November 4Arizona 
  • Zimmerman Field
  • Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)
L 0–38
November 11at No. 1 Army*L 0–51
November 182:00 p.m.Bradley*
  • Zimmerman Field
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 19–209,000[4][5]
November 25at Texas TechL 12–377,000
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

References

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  1. ^ "1950 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. ^ "Soph Star Geldien Leads Wyoming Over Lobos, 44-0". Casper Tribune-Herald. October 29, 1950. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Kailer, J. D. (November 12, 1950). "Lobos End Home Season Against Bradley". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. p. 12. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ Kailer, J. D. (November 19, 1950). "Bradley Eleven Edges New Mexico in Home Final, 20-19". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. p. 9. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .