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1960 New Mexico Lobos football team

The 1960 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the Skyline Conference during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Bill Weeks, the Lobos compiled a 5–5 record (4–2 against Skyline opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 234 to 182.[1][2]

1960 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record5–5 (4–2 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah State + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Wyoming + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Utah 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
New Mexico 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Montana 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
BYU 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Denver 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Colorado State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1960 season was the first in which the Lobos played their home games in the newly-constructed University Stadium. The first game in the new stadium was a 77–6 victory over University of Mexico witnessed by a record crowd of 24,085 persons.[3]

The team's statistical leaders included Jim Cromartie with 343 passing yards and Bobby Santiago with 596 rushing yards and 187 receiving yards.[4]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17University of Mexico*
W 77–624,085[3]
September 24at Wyoming
L 3–13
October 1at Texas Western*
L 17–23
October 8New Mexico State*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)
L 0–34
October 15Utah State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 7–469,486
October 22Arizona*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)
L 14–26
October 28at Denver
W 41–6
November 5at BYU
W 27–15[5]
November 12Colorado State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 24–6
November 19Montana 
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 24–7
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References edit

  1. ^ "1960 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 30, 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 October 30, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Dan Russel (September 18, 1960). "Wolfpack Runs Wild Over Pumas, 77-6: Record Crowd See Debacle". Albuquerque Journal. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1960 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  5. ^ Ray Schwartz (November 6, 1960). "Cats Lose: Lobos Rally To Whip BYU, 27-15". The Sunday Herald (Provo, UT). p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
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