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American college football season

1967 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record1–9 (0–5 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons← 19661968 →
1967 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Wyoming $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Arizona State 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
BYU 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Utah 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Arizona 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
New Mexico 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 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 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth season under head coach Bill Weeks, the Lobos compiled a 1–9 record (0–5 against WAC opponents) and were outscored, 433 to 152.

Jim Boller and Rex Hennington were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included Terry Stone with 1,946 passing yards, David Bookert with 671 rushing yards, and Ace Hendricks with 1,094 receiving yards and 36 points scored.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Idaho State*W 24–317,042
September 23at BYUL 14–4426,558
September 30at Iowa State*L 12–1722,000
October 7Utah
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 27–4210,328
October 14Arizona State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 23–5619,537
October 21at San Jose State*L 14–5213,700
October 27UTEP*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 12–759,635
November 4at ArizonaL 13–4820,000
November 11 No. 7 Wyoming
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 6–4214,127
November 18New Mexico State*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)
L 7–548,326
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1967 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "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 1, 2019.
  3. "1967 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  4. "New Mexico rambles past Idaho State 24–3". Idaho State Journal. September 17, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "BYU wallops New Mexico". The Arizona Republic. September 24, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Cyclones whirl by New Mexico, 17–12". The Daily Nonpareil. October 1, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Gehrke leads Utah to 42–27 victory". The Arizona Republic. October 8, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Arizona State kicks New Mexico 56–23". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. October 15, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Spartans destroy New Mexico U." Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 22, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Miners maul New Mexico". The Odessa American. October 29, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "New Mexico takes 48–13 trouncing". Oakland Tribune. November 5, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Wyoming wins title; Whips New Mexico". The Chicago Tribune. November 12, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "NM Aggies smother New Mexico". The El Paso Times. November 19, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "1967 NCAA Football Statistics (New Mexico)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
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