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1976 New Mexico Lobos football team

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1976 New Mexico Lobos football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	4–7 (3–4 WAC)
Head coach	Bill Mondt (3rd season)
Home stadium	University Stadium
Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

1976 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
BYU +	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Wyoming +	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Arizona State	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Utah	3	–	3	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Arizona	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
New Mexico	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Colorado State	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
UTEP	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	11	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

The 1976 New Mexico Lobos football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Mexico in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their third season under head coach Bill Mondt, the Lobos compiled a 4–7 record (3–4 against WAC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 235 to 229.^[1]^[2]

Robin Cole and Dave Green were the team captains.^[2] The team's statistical leaders included Noel Mazzone with 1,427 passing yards, Mike Williams with 1,240 rushing yards and 66 points scored, Preston Dennard with 783 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	atUTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 25–7	18,750
September 25	No. 20Texas Tech*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 16–20	28,501
October 2	atColorado State	Lubick Field Fort Collins, CO	W 33–20	21,719
October 9	San Jose State*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 36–30	23,545	^[4]
October 16	atWyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 23–24		^[5]
October 23	atArizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 15–31
October 30	New Mexico State*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)	L 7–16
November 6	atUtah	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 31–34	19,231
November 13	BYU	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 8–21	18,038
November 20	Arizona	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)	W 21–15
November 27	atSan Diego State*	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	L 14–17	27,526	^[6]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

^ "1976 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2019.

^ ^a ^b "University of New Mexico Football Record Book" (PDF). University of New Mexico. 2013. pp. 36, 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2019.

^ "1976 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2019.

^ "Northridge Rally Give Cal State LA First Loss". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 10, 1976. p. III-11. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

^ Chuck Harkins (October 17, 1976). "Cowboys slip by Lobos, 24-23". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.

^ Bart Ripp (November 28, 1976). "Aztecs Edge New Mexico". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. p. F-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e New Mexico Lobos football
Venues	University Field (1892–1937) Zimmerman Field (1938–1959) University Stadium (1960–2019, 2021–present) Sam Boyd Stadium (2020)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arizona New Mexico State: Rio Grande Rivalry
Culture & lore	Lobo "Hail, New Mexico" Spirit Marching Band Red Menace
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895–1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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