1984 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record4–8 (1–7 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 BYU $ 8 – 0 – 0 13 – 0 – 0
Hawaii 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Air Force 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Utah 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 5 – 1
San Diego State 4 – 3 – 1 4 – 7 – 1
Wyoming 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Colorado State 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
New Mexico 1 – 7 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
UTEP 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 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 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Joe Lee Dunn, the Lobos compiled a 4–8 record (1–7 against WAC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 359 to 251.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Buddy Funck with 922 passing yards, Willie Turral with 1,064 rushing yards and 60 points scored, and Kenneth Whitehead with 713 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8New Mexico State*
W 61–21
September 15West Texas State*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 27–0
September 22Texas Tech*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 29–2424,529
September 29at UTEP
W 34–720,000
October 5at Utah
L 14–3830,400
October 13Colorado State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 10–1623,572
October 20at Wyoming
L 21–59
October 25 No. 5 BYU
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 0–4819,227
November 3at Baylor*
L 2–3826,000
November 10Air Force
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 9–23
November 17at San Diego State
L 31–3713,548[4]
November 24at Hawaii
L 13–4846,290
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1984 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. ^ "1984 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  4. ^ Chris Cobbs (November 18, 1984). "Santos Leads Aztecs to 37-31 Win". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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