1958 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record7–3 (5–1 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumZimmerman Field
1958 Skyline Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wyoming $ 6 –1 –08 –3 –0
New Mexico 5 –1 –07 –3 –0
BYU 5 –2 –06 –4 –0
Colorado State 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Utah 3 –3 –04 –7 –0
Utah State 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
Denver 2 –5 –02 –8 –0
Montana 0 –7 –00 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1958 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the Skyline Conference during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Marv Levy, the Lobos compiled a 7–3 record (5–1 against Skyline opponents), finished second in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 210 to 185.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Chuck Roberts with 337 passing yards, Don Perkins with 621 rushing yards, and Don Black with 303 receiving yards and 54 points scored.[3] Perkins went on to play eight seasons for the Dallas Cowboys and played in six Pro Bowls.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at New Mexico A&M*
W 16–76,500[5]
September 27at Texas Western*
L 6–15
October 4Montana
  • Zimmerman Field
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 44–16
October 11Utah State
  • Zimmerman Field
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 34–14
October 18Arizona*dagger
  • Zimmerman Field
  • Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)
W 33–13
October 25at Wyoming
W 13–12
October 31at Denver
W 21–15[6]
November 8at BYU
L 19–36
November 15Colorado State
  • Zimmerman Field
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 17–12
November 22 No. 9 Air Force*
  • Zimmerman Field
  • Albuquerque, NM
L 7–45
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1958 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  2. ↑ "2018 New Mexico Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of New Mexico. 2018. p. 140. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  3. ↑ "1958 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Don Perkins". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  5. ↑ J.D.Kailer (September 21, 1958). "Perkins Leads Lobos to 16-7 Win Over Aggies: UNM Beats A&M 18th Straight Time". Albuquerque Journal. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Carlos Salazar (November 1, 1958). "Lobos Only Need Two Wins for Title". The Albuquerque Tribune. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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