1983 New Mexico Lobos football team

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]

1983 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1983 record6–6 (4–3 WAC)
Head coachJoe Lee Dunn (1st season)
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
1983 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 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

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 3Utah
W 17–7
September 10at Tennessee*L 6–31
September 17at Arkansas*L 0–17
September 24at New Mexico State*W 31–10
October 1North Texas State*
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 8–18
October 8at Texas Tech*W 30–10
October 15at No. 20 BYU
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 21–66
October 22at Hawaii
L 16–25
October 29at Colorado State
L 24–25
November 5Wyoming
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 17–10
November 12UTEP
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 35–0
November 19San Diego State
  • University Stadium
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 34–14
  • *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.
  3. "1983 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
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