1934 New Mexico Lobos football team

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1934

| team = New Mexico Lobos

| sport = football

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| conference = Border Conference

| short_conf = Border

| record = 8–1

| conf_record = 3–1

| head_coach = Gwinn Henry

| hc_year = 1st

| captain = Guyton Hays

| stadium = University Field

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{{1934 Border Conference football standings}}

The 1934 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Border Conference during the 1934 college football season. In their first season under head coach Gwinn Henry, the Lobos compiled an overall record of 8–1 record with a mark of 3–1 against conference opponents, placing second in the Border Conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 251 to 73.{{cite web|title=1934 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=October 8, 2018|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/new-mexico/1934-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=2018 New Mexico Football Media Guide|publisher=University of New Mexico|year=2018|page=140|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/unm.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/8/30/2018_Media_Guide.pdf|accessdate=October 8, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=May 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Guyton Hays was the team captain.

Schedule

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|September 29||{{cfb link|year=1934|team=New Mexico Normal Cowboys|title=New Mexico Normal}}|University Field|Albuquerque, NM|W 76-7||{{cite news|title=Lobos Swamp Normal Cowboys With Passing and Running Attack: Score More Than Point a Minute|newspaper=Albuquerque Journal|date=September 30, 1934|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25201086/lobos_swamp_normal_cowboys_with_passing/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 6||{{cfb link|year=1934|team=Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks|title=Arizona State–Flagstaff}}|University Field|Albuquerque, NM|W 33-6|4,000|{{cite news|title=Lobos Beat Flagstaff 33 to 6: Show Offensive, Defensive Strength|newspaper=Albuquerque Journal|date=October 7, 1934|page=4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25201265/lobos_beat_flagstaff_33_to_6_show/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 13|at|Texas Mines|Kidd Field|El Paso, TX|W 21-15|3,500|{{cite news|title=Mines Loses 21 to 15 Grid Thriller: Lobos Triumph With Long Pass|newspaper=The El Paso Times|date=October 14, 1934|page=27|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25201613/mines_loses_21_to_15_grid_thriller/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 20|at|Arizona State|Irish Field|Tempe, AZ|W 18-12||{{cite news|title=New Mexico Passes Way to 18-12 Victory Over Tempe Teachers: Lobos Get First Victory Over Bulldog Team|newspaper=The Arizona Daily Star|date=October 21, 1934|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25200956/new_mexico_passes_way_to_1812_victory/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 27||{{cfb link|year=1934|team=New Mexico Military Broncos|title=New Mexico Military}}|University Field|Albuquerque, NM|W 26-7||{{cite news|title=Lobos Beat Cadets by 26-7 Score|newspaper=Albuquerque Journal|date=October 28, 1934|pages=1, 4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25201522/lobos_beat_cadets_by_267_score/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 3|at|Arizona|Arizona Stadium|Tucson, AZ (rivalry)|L 6-14||{{cite news|title=Wildcats Defeat New Mexico, 14-6, in Spectacular Grid Battle: Running Attack for Arizonans Bests Passing of Lobo Team|newspaper=The Arizona Daily Star|date=November 4, 1934|page=19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25200724/wildcats_defeat_new_mexico_146_in/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 12||{{cfb link|year=1934|team=Silver City Teachers Mustangs|title=Silver City Teachers}}|University Field|Albuquerque, NM|W 26-0|4,000|{{cite news|title=Lobos Defeat Silver City Teachers 26 to 0; Mustangs Goal Stands Feature|newspaper=Albuquerque Journal|date=November 13, 1934|page=2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25201345/lobos_defeat_silver_city_teachers_26_to/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 17||New Mexico A&M|University Field|Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)|W 12-6|4,500|{{cite news|title=Record Crowd Sees Lobos Beat Aggies: Score, 12-6 in a Hard, Close Game|newspaper=Albuquerque Journal|date=November 18, 1934|pages=1, 2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25200838/record_crowd_sees_lobos_beat_aggies/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 29||{{cfb link|year=1934|team=Colorado College Tigers|title=Colorado College}}|University Field|Albuquerque, NM|W 33-6|3,900|{{cite news|title=Lobos Close Season, Crushing Tigers by Imposing Score of 33 to 6: Brilliant Play Sets Fans Afire|newspaper=Albuquerque Journal|date=November 30, 1934|page=4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25201422/lobos_close_season_crushing_tigers_by/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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