1991 New Mexico Lobos football team

1991 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record3–9 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJan Quarless (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDan Brown (1st as DC, 5th overall season)
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 23 BYU $ 7 – 0 – 1 8 – 3 – 2
San Diego State 6 – 1 – 1 8 – 4 – 1
No. 25 Air Force 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Utah 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Hawaii 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 1
Wyoming 2 – 5 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
UTEP 2 – 5 – 1 4 – 7 – 1
Colorado State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
New Mexico 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 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 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Mike Sheppard, the Lobos compiled a 3–9 record (2–6 against WAC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 473 to 240.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Stoney Case with 1,564 passing yards, Marc Wilson with 245 rushing yards, Carl Winston with 1,177 receiving yards, and kicker David Margolis with 50 points scored.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
August 31at UTEPL 19–35
September 7at TCU*L 7–60
September 14at HawaiiL 13–35
September 21UNLV*L 22–23
September 28New Mexico State*W 17–10
October 5at Fresno State*L 17–94
October 12at San Diego StateL 24–38
October 19WyomingL 19–39
October 26BYUL 23–41
November 2Air ForceW 34–32
November 9at UtahL 7–30
November 16at Colorado StateW 38–36
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1991 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 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. ^ "1991 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2019.