1960 New Mexico Lobos football team

1960 New Mexico Lobos football
Conference	Skyline Conference
Record	5–5 (4–2 Skyline)
Head coach	Bill Weeks (1st season)
Home stadium	University Stadium

1960 Skyline Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Utah State +	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Wyoming +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Utah	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
New Mexico	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Montana	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
BYU	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Denver	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Colorado State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1960 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the Skyline Conference during the 1960 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bill Weeks, the Lobos compiled a 5–5 record (4–2 against Skyline opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 234 to 182.^[1][2]

The 1960 season was the first in which the Lobos played their home games in the newly-constructed University Stadium. The first game in the new stadium was a 77–6 victory over University of Mexico witnessed by a record crowd of 24,085 persons.^[3]

The team's statistical leaders included Jim Cromartie with 343 passing yards and Bobby Santiago with 596 rushing yards and 187 receiving yards.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	University of Mexico*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 77–6	24,085	[3]
September 24	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 3–13
October 1	at Texas Western*	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 17–23
October 8	New Mexico State*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)	L 0–34
October 15	Utah State	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 7–46	9,486
October 22	Arizona*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)	L 14–26
October 28	at Denver	DU Stadium Denver, CO	W 41–6
November 5	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 27–15		[5]
November 12	Colorado State	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 24–6
November 19	Montana	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 24–7
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "1960 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 30, 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 October 30, 2018.
3. Dan Russel (September 18, 1960). "Wolfpack Runs Wild Over Pumas, 77-6: Record Crowd See Debacle". Albuquerque Journal. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "1960 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
5. Ray Schwartz (November 6, 1960). "Cats Lose: Lobos Rally To Whip BYU, 27-15". The Sunday Herald (Provo, UT). p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.