1984 New Mexico Lobos football team
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 4–8 (1–7 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | University Stadium |
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| No. 1 BYU $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1984 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 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Joe Lee Dunn, the Lobos compiled a 4–8 record (1–7 against WAC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 359 to 251.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Buddy Funck with 922 passing yards, Willie Turral with 1,064 rushing yards and 60 points scored, and Kenneth Whitehead with 713 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 8 | New Mexico State* | W 61–21 | 25,442 | [4] | |||
| September 15 | West Texas State* |
| W 27–0 | 18,992 | [5] | ||
| September 22 | Texas Tech* |
| W 29–24 | 24,529 | [6] | ||
| September 29 | at UTEP | W 34–7 | 20,000 | [7] | |||
| October 5 | at Utah | L 14–38 | 30,400 | [8] | |||
| October 13 | Colorado State |
| L 10–16 | 23,572 | [9] | ||
| October 20 | at Wyoming | L 21–59 | 11,742 | [10] | |||
| October 25 | No. 5 BYU |
| L 0–48 | 19,227 | [11] | ||
| November 3 | at Baylor* | L 2–38 | 26,000 | [12] | |||
| November 10 | Air Force |
| L 9–23 | 17,481 | [13] | ||
| November 17 | at San Diego State | L 31–37 | 13,548 | [14] | |||
| November 24 | at Hawaii | L 13–48 | 46,290 | [15] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1984 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ "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 4, 2019.
- ^ "1984 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ "Lobos crush NMSU". The El Paso Times. September 9, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lobos defeat Buffalos, 27–0". Albuquerque Journal. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech loses out to Lobo comeback". Bryan-College Station Eagle. September 23, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Mexico too tough for UTEP". The Santa Fe New Mexican. September 30, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utah thumps New Mexico". The Daily Spectrum. October 7, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rams stun favored Lobos". The Daily Herald. October 14, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wyoming routs New Mexico". The Billings Gazette. October 21, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "BYU shuts down New Mexico, 48–0". Albuquerque Journal. October 26, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears explode for 38–2 win, subdue Lobos". Longview Morning Journal. November 4, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Falcons shoot down punchless New Mexico". Albuquerque Journal. November 11, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Chris Cobbs (November 18, 1984). "Santos Leads Aztecs to 37–31 Win". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eighth loss in row wnds sad Lobo year". Carlsbad Current-Argus. November 26, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
