1944 New Mexico Lobos football team

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1944 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record1–7 (0–2 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumHilltop Stadium
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas Tech 2 – 0 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
West Texas State 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
New Mexico 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 – 0 – 0 2 – 2 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1944 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the Border Conference during the 1944 college football season. In their third season under head coach Willis Barnes, the Lobos compiled a 1–7 record (0–2 against conference opponents), finished last in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a total of 261 to 87.[1][2]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 168:00 p.m.Amarillo AAF*
L 2–216,000[3][4]
September 23Arizona State–Flagstaff*Albuquerque, NMW 47–14
September 30Colorado College*Albuquerque, NML 7–25
October 7West Texas StateAlbuquerque, NML 12–19
October 14vs. No. 15 Second Air Force*
L 6–8910,000[5]
November 4vs. Colorado*Pueblo, COL 0–39
November 11Denver*Albuquerque, NML 6–41[6]
November 18at Texas Tech
L 7–131,500

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1944 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 New Mexico Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of New Mexico. 2018. p. 140. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "Amarillo's Heavyweight Sky Giants Clash With Lobos in Opener Tonight". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. September 16, 1944. p. 4. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Lobos Drop Opener To Amarillo Sky Giants, 21 to 2". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. September 17, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Superbombers Roll up 89-6 Win Over Lobos". Clovis News-Journal. October 15, 1944. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Denver University Smothers Lobos, 41 to 6". Albuquerque Journal. November 12, 1944. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
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