1951 New Mexico Lobos football team

The 1951 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the Skyline Conference during the 1951 college football season. In their second season under head coach Dudley DeGroot, the Lobos compiled a 4–7 record (2–4 against Skyline opponents), tied for sixth in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a total of 262 to 213.^[1][2]

1951 New Mexico Lobos football
Conference	Skyline Conference
Record	4–7 (2–4 Skyline)
Head coach	Dudley DeGroot (2nd season)
Home stadium	Zimmerman Field
Seasons ← 1950 1952 →

1951 Skyline Conference football standings

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Arizona State–Flagstaff*	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	W 55–6	7,500	[3]
September 29	at Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 7–25
October 6	at New Mexico A&M*	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	W 20–0
October 13	at Denver	Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO	L 17–33		[4]
October 20	at Texas Western*	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 7–32
October 27	Colorado A&M	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	L 15–20
November 3	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (rivalry)	L 20–32
November 10	Wyoming	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	L 7–41		[5]
November 17	BYU	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	W 34–0
November 24	Texas Tech*	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	L 14–60
December 1	Utah State	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	W 17–13
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "1951 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 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 7, 2018.
3. "Loggers Fall To Lobos: Pass Mishap Nets TD For Lumberjacks". Arizona Daily Sun. September 24, 1951. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Denver Aerial Attack Beats New Mexico, 33-17". Albuquerque Journal. October 14, 1951. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Spaulding Leads Wyoming To 41-7 Win Over Lobos". Albuquerque Journal. November 11, 1951. p. 6A.