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1991 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record3–9 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJan Quarless (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDan Brown (1st season)
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 23 BYU $ 7 – 0 – 1 8 – 3 – 2
San Diego State 6 – 1 – 1 8 – 4 – 1
No. 25 Air Force 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Utah 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Hawaii 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 1
Wyoming 2 – 5 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
UTEP 2 – 5 – 1 4 – 7 – 1
Colorado State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
New Mexico 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 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 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Mike Sheppard, the Lobos compiled a 3–9 record (2–6 against WAC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 473 to 240.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Stoney Case with 1,564 passing yards, Marc Wilson with 245 rushing yards, Carl Winston with 1,177 receiving yards, and kicker David Margolis with 50 points scored.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at UTEP
L 19–3540,319
September 7at TCU*
L 7–60
September 14at Hawaii
L 13–3543,300
September 21UNLV*
L 22–2316,679
September 28New Mexico State*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)
W 17–10
October 5at Fresno State*
L 17–9433,739[4]
October 12at San Diego State
L 24–3821,338
October 19Wyoming
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 19–3912,500
October 26BYU
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 23–41
November 2Air Force
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 34–3210,793
November 9at Utah
L 7–3021,619
November 16at Colorado State
W 38–3610,171
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1991 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 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. ^ "1991 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  4. ^ "College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 7, 1991. p. C17. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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