1949 New Mexico Lobos football team

1949 New Mexico Lobos football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	2–8 (1–6 Border)
Head coach	Berl Huffman (3rd season)
Home stadium	Zimmerman Field

1949 Border Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Texas Tech $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Arizona State	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Texas Western	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
Hardin–Simmons	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
West Texas State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Arizona	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
New Mexico A&M	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
New Mexico	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Arizona State–Flagstaff	0	–	3	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1949 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the Border Conference during the 1949 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach Berl Huffman, the Lobos compiled a 2–8 record (1–6 against conference opponents), finished eighth in the Border Conference, and were outscored by opponents by a total of 307 to 98.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Wyoming*	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	L 14–41
September 30	at New Mexico A&M	Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	W 14–13
October 8	at Rice*	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 0–55
October 15	vs. Hardin–Simmons	Odessa, TX	L 7–34		[3]
October 22	at Texas Western	El Paso, TX	L 0–7
October 29	Arizona State	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	L 19–28
November 5	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (rivalry)	L 14–46
November 12	Colorado*	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	W 17–15	9,000
November 19	Texas Tech	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	L 0–27	10,000
November 26	West Texas State	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	L 13–41
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1949 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 26, 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 26, 2018.
3. "Fumbling Lobos Hand Victory to Rugged Hardin-Simmons, 34-7". Albuquerque Journal. October 16, 1949. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.