1955 New Mexico Lobos football team

The 1955 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the Skyline Conference during the 1955 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach Bob Titchenal, the Lobos compiled a 2–8 record (1–5 against Skyline opponents), finished seventh in the conference, were shutout in five games (including four in a row), and were outscored by all opponents by a total of 213 to 61.^[1][2]

1955 New Mexico Lobos football
Conference	Skyline Conference
Record	2–8 (1–5 Skyline)
Head coach	Bob Titchenal (3rd season)
Home stadium	Zimmerman Field
Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

1955 Skyline Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Colorado A&M $	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Utah	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Denver	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Wyoming	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Utah State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Montana	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
New Mexico	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
BYU	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

After the season ended, the student newspaper (the Lobo) published an editorial criticizing Titchenal for the team's poor showing, pointing out that the university had expended $80,000 for football players since 1953 and noting that the teams had gotten steadily worse under Titchenal. Titchenal responded with a press conference in which he stated that he had done the best he could under university policy, which did not allow him to grant athletic scholarships and which had cut the team's equipment budget in half.^[3] Titchenal was ultimately fired as the school's football coach on December 7, 1955.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	New Mexico A&M*	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)	W 14–7	10,000	[5]
September 24	at Colorado A&M	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO	L 0–25	2,772	[6]
October 1	Texas Western*	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	L 0–34
October 8	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 0–18
October 15	San Jose State*	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	L 0–14	8,000	[7]
October 22	at Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 14–19
October 29	Denver	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	L 6–33	10,200	[8]
November 12	Wyoming	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	L 0–20
November 19	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (rivalry)	L 6–27		[9]
November 26	BYU	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	W 21–16		[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "1955 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 30, 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 October 30, 2018.
3. "Titch Defends Coaches, Calls Press Conference". Albuquerque Journal. December 1, 1955. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
4. J.D. Kailor (December 8, 1955). "Bob Titchenal Fired As Lobo Grid Coach; Successor Is Studied". Albuquerque Journal. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. J.D. Kailer (September 18, 1955). "Lobos Open 1955 With 14-7 Victory Over Aggies: UNM Annexes 14th Straight Win; Mazzei Stars". Albuquerque Journal. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
6. J.D. Kailer (September 25, 1955). "Colorado Aggies Slog to 25-0 Skyline Win Over Lobos". Albuquerque Journal. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
7. J.D. Kailer (October 16, 1955). "San Jose 14, Lobos 0". Albuquerque Journal. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
8. J.D. Kailer (October 30, 1955). "Denver Wrecks New Mexico Homecoming, 33-6". Albuquerque Journal. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Abe Chanin (November 20, 1955). "Wildcats Clobber N.M. Lobos 27-6". The Arizona Daily Star. pp. 1A, 1C – via Newspapers.com.
10. J.D. Kailer (November 27, 1955). "New Mexico Edges Past Brigham Young, 21-16: Lobos End Losses In Season's Finale". Albuquerque Journal. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.