1962 New Mexico Lobos football team
| 1962 New Mexico Lobos football | |
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WAC champion | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–2–1 (2–1–1 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | University Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico $ | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Arizona State | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1962 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach Bill Weeks, the Lobos compiled a 7–2–1 record (2–1–1 against WAC opponents), won the WAC championship, and outscored opponents, 210 to 159.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Jim Cromartie with 245 passing yards, Bobby Santiago with 806 rushing yards and 60 points scored, and George Heard with 255 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 15 | New Mexico State* | W 28–17 | 28,576 | [4] | |||
| September 22 | at Wyoming | W 25–21 | |||||
| September 29 | Arizona |
| W 35–25 | ||||
| October 6 | at Texas Western* |
| L 14–16 | ||||
| October 13 | Utah State* |
| W 14–13 | ||||
| October 20 | at Utah | T 7–7 | |||||
| October 27 | at San Jose State* | W 25–13 | |||||
| November 3 | at BYU | L 0–27 | |||||
| November 10 | Colorado State* |
| W 21–8 | ||||
| November 17 | Montana* |
| W 41–12 | ||||
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References[edit]
- ^ "1962 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ "2018 New Mexico Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of New Mexico. 2018. p. 141. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
- ^ "1962 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ LeRoy Bearman (September 16, 1962). "New Mexico Lobos Belt Aggies 28-17: Cromartie, Jasper Spearhead Attack". Albuquerque Journal. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.