1977 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record5–7 (2–5 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 20 BYU + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 18 Arizona State + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Colorado State 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Wyoming 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Arizona 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
New Mexico 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Utah 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
UTEP 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 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 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth season under head coach Bill Mondt, the Lobos compiled a 5–7 record (2–5 against WAC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 319 to 272.[1][2]

Preston Dennard, Jake Gonzales, Smokey Turman, and Marion Chapman were the team captains.[2] The team's statistical leaders included Noel Mazzone with 1,085 passing yards, Mike Williams with 1,096 rushing yards, Preston Dennard with 341 receiving yards, and Jim Haynes with 43 points scored.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Hawaii*
W 35–2626,532
September 17at No. 8 Texas Tech*
L 14–2945,108
September 24at No. 8 Colorado*
L 7–4247,152
September 30at No. 15 BYU
L 19–5433,352
October 8Arizona State
L 24–4522,310
October 15Wichita State*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 22–1722,069[4]
October 22at Colorado State
L 9–1421,204
October 29at New Mexico State*
W 35–13
November 5UTEP
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 33–1717,081
November 12at Arizona
L 13–15
November 19Wyoming
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 21–239,550[5]
November 26Utah
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 41–248,296
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1977 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 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "1977 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  4. ^ "Lobos nip Wichita". Albuquerque Journal. October 16, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Bart Ripp (November 20, 1977). "Lobos Losers, But Still Think They're Good". Albuquerque Journal. p. F1 – via Newspapers.com.
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