1983 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–6 (4–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 BYU $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 13 Air Force 5 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Wyoming 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
New Mexico 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Hawaii 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Utah 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Colorado State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
San Diego State 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 9 – 1
UTEP 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 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 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Joe Lee Dunn, the Lobos compiled a 6–6 record (4–3 against WAC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 239 to 233.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Buddy Funck with 1,521 passing yards, Michael Johnson with 739 rushing yards, Derwin Williams with 677 receiving yards, and kicker Joe Bibbo with 61 points scored.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Utah
W 17–729,161
September 10at Tennessee*
L 6–3189,792[4]
September 17at Arkansas*
L 0–1754,212[5]
September 24at New Mexico State*
W 31–10
October 1North Texas State*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 8–18[6]
October 8at Texas Tech*
W 30–1036,543[7]
October 15at No. 20 BYU
L 21–6664,740
October 22at Hawaii
L 16–2547,799
October 29at Colorado State
L 24–2518,787
November 5Wyoming
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 17–10
November 12UTEP
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 35–016,412
November 19San Diego State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 34–1415,143[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1983 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 3, 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 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "1983 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  4. ^ "Lobos fall before 80,792 Tennessee fans". The Santa Fe New Mexican. September 11, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Razorbacks hogtie Lobos, 17–0". Carlsbad Current-Argus. September 18, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Fumbles punts help North Texas State kick UNM". Albuquerque Journal. October 2, 1983. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Lobos receive a gift". Carlsbad Current-Argus. October 9, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Frank Maestas (November 20, 1983). "UNM Clobbers San Diego State To End Season". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. p. F-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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