1966 New Mexico Lobos football team
| 1966 New Mexico Lobos football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 2–8 (0–5 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | University Stadium |
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| No. 15 Wyoming $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1966 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 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach Bill Weeks, the Lobos compiled a 2–8 record (0–5 against WAC opponents) and were outscored, 320 to 101.[1][2]
Wally Seis and Albert O'Neal were the team captains.[2] The team's statistical leaders included Rick Beitler with 763 passing yards, Carl Jackson with 348 rushing yards, Emilio Vallez with 373 receiving yards, and Carl Bradford with 24 points scored.[3]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 17 | Utah State* | W 17–8 | 20,570 | ||||
| September 24 | at Kansas State* | W 28–8 | 15,300 | ||||
| October 1 | at Texas Western* | L 3–51 | |||||
| October 8 | Arizona |
| L 15–36 | ||||
| October 15 | at Wyoming | L 7–37 | |||||
| October 22 | BYU |
| L 6–33 | 18,524 | [4] | ||
| October 29 | at Utah | L 0–27 | |||||
| November 5 | Colorado State* |
| L 6–45 | ||||
| November 12 | New Mexico State* |
| L 6–20 | 12,272 | [5] | ||
| November 19 | at Arizona State | L 7–28 | [6] | ||||
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References[edit]
- ^ "1966 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ a b "University of New Mexico Football Record Book" (PDF). University of New Mexico. 2013. pp. 36, 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ "1966 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ^ LeRoy Bearman (October 19, 1966). "Camera-Shy Lobos Lose to BYU, 33-6". Albuquerque Journal. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ LeRoy Bearman (November 13, 1966). "Olivas, Bohl Lead NM State Over Lobos". Albuquerque Journal. p. F1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sun Devils Whip Lobos, 28-7: ASU Wins 4th With Late Surge". The Arizona Republic. November 20, 1966. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.