1985 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Air Force + 7 – 1 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
No. 16 BYU + 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 3 – 0
Utah 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Hawaii 4 – 3 – 1 4 – 6 – 2
Colorado State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
San Diego State 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 6 – 1
New Mexico 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wyoming 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
UTEP 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 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 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Joe Lee Dunn, the Lobos compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 against WAC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 415 to 289.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Billy Rucker with 2,475 passing yards, Willie Turral with 800 rushing yards and 84 points scored, and Terance Mathis with 852 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 7at Texas Tech*
L 31–32
September 14at New Mexico State*
W 34–27
September 28 No. 19 Air Force
L 12–49
October 5at No. 13 Nebraska*
L 7–38
October 12Colorado State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 28–45
October 19 No. 9 BYU*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 23–45
October 26Hawaii
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 17–27
November 2at UTEP
W 27–23
November 9at Utah
L 49–58
November 16Wyoming
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 41–16
November 23San Diego State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 20–55
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1985 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 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "1985 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
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