1944 New Mexico Lobos football team

1944 New Mexico Lobos football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	1–7 (0–2 Border)
Head coach	Willis Barnes (3rd season)
Home stadium	Hilltop Stadium

1944 Border Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Texas Tech	2	–	0	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
West Texas State	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
New Mexico	0	–	2	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Arizona State–Flagstaff	0	–	0	–	0			2	–	2	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1944 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the Border Conference during the 1944 college football season. In their third season under head coach Willis Barnes, the Lobos compiled a 1–7 record (0–2 against conference opponents), finished last in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a total of 261 to 87.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	8:00 p.m.	Amarillo AAF*	Hilltop Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 2–21	6,000	[3][4]
September 23		Arizona State–Flagstaff*	Albuquerque, NM	W 47–14
September 30		Colorado College*	Albuquerque, NM	L 7–25
October 7		West Texas State	Albuquerque, NM	L 12–19
October 14		vs. No. 15 Second Air Force*	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 6–89	10,000	[5]
November 4		vs. Colorado*	Pueblo, CO	L 0–39
November 11		Denver*	Albuquerque, NM	L 6–41		[6]
November 18		at Texas Tech	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	L 7–13	1,500
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

References

1. "1944 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 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 25, 2018.
3. "Amarillo's Heavyweight Sky Giants Clash With Lobos in Opener Tonight". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. September 16, 1944. p. 4. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Lobos Drop Opener To Amarillo Sky Giants, 21 to 2". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. September 17, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Superbombers Roll up 89-6 Win Over Lobos". Clovis News-Journal. October 15, 1944. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Denver University Smothers Lobos, 41 to 6". Albuquerque Journal. November 12, 1944. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.