1950 New Mexico Lobos football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1950
| team = New Mexico Lobos
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Border Conference
| short_conf = Border
| record = 2–8
| conf_record = 2–5
| head_coach = Dudley DeGroot
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Zimmerman Field
}}
{{1950 Border Conference football standings}}
The 1950 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the Border Conference during the 1950 college football season. In their first season under head coach Dudley DeGroot, the Lobos compiled a 2–8 record (2–5 against conference opponents), finished seventh in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a total of 330 to 160. On defense, the team allowed an average of 33 points per game, ranking 116th of 120 major college teams.{{cite web|title=1950 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=November 7, 2018|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/new-mexico/1950-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|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20180906110903/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/unm.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/8/30/2018_Media_Guide.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 6, 2018|accessdate=November 7, 2018}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1950
| poll = AP
| timezone = Mountain
| time = y
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 23|||Arizona State–Flagstaff|Zimmerman Field|Albuquerque, NM|W 78–0|12,000|{{cite news|title=Lobos Blast Surprised Flagstaff Eleven, 78 to 0|newspaper=Albuquerque Journal|date=September 24, 1950|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86434603/lobos-blast-surprised-flagstaff-eleven/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 30||at|Arizona State|Goodwin Stadium|Tempe, AZ|L 6–41||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lubbock-avalanche-journal-arizona-state/169626538/|newspaper=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal|title=Arizona State of Tempe smashes over New Mexico, 41–6, in conference clash|date=October 1, 1950|accessdate=April 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 7|||New Mexico A&M|Zimmerman Field|Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)|W 26–13||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lubbock-avalanche-journal-fourth-quarter/169631033/|newspaper=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal|title=Fourth quarter spurt gives New Mexico 26–13 victory over New Mexico Aggies|date=October 8, 1950|accessdate=April 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 14||at|West Texas State|Amarillo Stadium|Amarillo, TX|L 6–45|12,000|{{cite news|title=West Texas State Smothers New Mexico 45 to 6|newspaper=Albuquerque Journal|first=J.D. |last=Kailer|date=October 15, 1950 |page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27857129/west_texas_state_smothers_new_mexico_45/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 21|||Texas Western|Zimmerman Field|Albuquerque, NM|L 13–41||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-santa-fe-new-mexican-texas-western-r/169627976/|work=Santa Fe New Mexican|title=Texas Western rubs out NM Lobos, 48 to 13|date=October 22, 1950|accessdate=April 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 28||at|Wyoming
|November 4|||Arizona
|November 11||at|No. 1 Army
|November 18|2:00 p.m.||Bradley
|November 25||at|Texas Tech|Jones Stadium|Lubbock, TX|L 12–37|7,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news-raiders-rap-new-me/169628891/|work=The Abilene Reporter-News|title=Raiders rap New Mexico Lobos, 37–12|date=November 26, 1950|accessdate=April 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
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