1926 New Mexico Lobos football team

1926 New Mexico Lobos football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–2–1
Head coach	Roy W. Johnson (7th season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	University Field

1926 Western college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Loyola (CA)			–					6	–	0	–	2
Arizona			–					5	–	1	–	1
Regis			–					6	–	2	–	0
Tempe State			–					4	–	1	–	1
Gonzaga			–					5	–	2	–	1
New Mexico			–					4	–	2	–	1
New Mexico A&M			–					5	–	3	–	1
Hawaii			–					5	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara			–					5	–	4	–	0
St. Ignatius (CA)			–					2	–	3	–	3
Santa Barbara State			–					2	–	4	–	0

The 1926 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico as an independent during the 1926 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Roy W. Johnson, the Lobos compiled a 4–2–1 record.^[1]

The season marked the beginning of a 13-game unbeaten streak (11 wins and 2 ties) and a 12-game home winning streak. Those streaks continued until October 13, 1928, and remain the longest in school history.^[2]

The team's 63-point loss to Texas A&M on October 16 was the third largest margin of defeat in school history to that date.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	New Mexico Mines	University Field Albuquerque, NM	W 20–0
October 9	Montezuma College	University Field Albuquerque, NM	W 41–7
October 16	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 0–63
October 23	Texas Mines	University Field Albuquerque, NM	W 19–7		[4]
November 6	at Arizona	Tucson, AZ (rivalry)	L 0–21
November 13	at New Mexico A&M	Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	T 6–6
November 20	Western State (CO)	University Field Albuquerque, NM	W 35–6
Homecoming

References

1. "2018 New Mexico Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of New Mexico. 2018. p. 139. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
2. 2018 Media Guide, p. 114.
3. 2018 Media Guide, p. 108.
4. "Lobos Down Texas Miners 19-7 After Trailing 7-6 Well Into Final Quarter". Albuquerque Journal. October 24, 1926. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.