1993 New Mexico Lobos football team

1993 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Simon (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorFred Bleil (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Wyoming + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
BYU + 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Utah 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 6 – 0
Colorado State 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
New Mexico 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
San Diego State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Hawaii 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Air Force 1 – 7 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
UTEP 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 11 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1993 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 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Dennis Franchione, the Lobos compiled a 6–5 record (4–4 against WAC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 335 to 256.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Stoney Case with 2,490 passing yards and 84 points scored, Winslow Oliver with 648 rushing yards, and Carl Winston with 766 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 4 No. 19 BYUL 31–34
September 11at TCU*L 34–35
September 18Fresno StateL 24–41
September 25New Mexico State*W 42–7
October 2HawaiiW 41–14
October 9at UtahW 42–35
October 23at San Diego StateL 17–20
October 30at Colorado StateL 20–21
November 6Idaho State*W 39–13
November 13 No. 23 WyomingW 10–7
November 20at UTEPW 35–29
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1993 New Mexico Lobos football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 25 Stoney Case Jr
TE 88 David Sloan Jr
RB 4 Eric Young Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 73 John Lisker Jr
LB 7 Todd Williams Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P Mike Nesbitt So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1993 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. ^ "1993 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2019.