1973 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (3–4 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Arizona State + 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Arizona + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Utah 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
BYU 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
New Mexico 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wyoming 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Colorado State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
UTEP 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 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 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their sixth season under head coach Rudy Feldman, the Lobos compiled a 4–7 record (3–4 against WAC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 287 to 257.[1][2]

Rich Diller, Don Woods, and Don Hubbard were the team captains.[2] The team's statistical leaders included Don Woods with 869 passing yards, 971 rushing yards, and 66 points scored, and Paul Labarrere with 374 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 15New Mexico State*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 48–6
September 22at Texas Tech*
L 7–41
September 29at Air Force*
L 6–10
October 6 No. 12 Arizona State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 24–67
October 13at Arizona
L 14–22
October 20UTEP
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 49–0
October 27at San Jose State*
L 0–15
November 3at BYU
L 21–56
November 10Utah
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 35–36
November 17Wyoming
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 23–21
November 24at Colorado StateFort Collins, COW 30–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1973 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  2. ^ 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 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "1973 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
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