1968 New Mexico Lobos football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1968
| team = New Mexico Lobos
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Western Athletic Conference
| short_conf = WAC
| record = 0–10
| conf_record = 0–7
| head_coach = Rudy Feldman
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = University Stadium
}}
{{1968 Western Athletic Conference football standings}}
The 1968 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 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Rudy Feldman, the Lobos compiled a 0–10 record (0–7 against WAC opponents) and were outscored, 403 to 120.{{cite web|title=1968 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=November 1, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/new-mexico/1968-schedule.html}}
David Harris, Ace Hendricks, and John Pautsch were the team captains.{{cite web|title=University of New Mexico Football Record Book|publisher=University of New Mexico|year=2013|pages=36, 39|url=https://admin.xosn.com/pdf9/2760912.pdf|access-date=2019-11-01|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185438/https://admin.xosn.com/pdf9/2760912.pdf|url-status=dead}} The team's statistical leaders included Terry Stone with 769 passing yards, David Bookert with 872 rushing yards and 60 points scored, and Bob Fowler with 265 receiving yards.{{cite web|title=1968 New Mexico Lobos Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=November 1, 2018|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/new-mexico/1968.html}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1968
| poll = AP
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 14||Colorado State|University Stadium|Albuquerque, NM|L 13–21|16,992|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-herald-colorado-state-wins-2113-ov/155427928/|work=Scottsbluff Daily Star-Herald|title=Colorado State wins 21–13 over Lobos in WAC game|date=September 15, 1968|accessdate=September 16, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 21|at|UTEP|Sun Bowl|El Paso, TX|L 15–44|25,220|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-arizona-republic-utep-rocks-n-mexic/155425965/|work=The Arizona Republic|title=UTEP rocks N. Mexico|date=September 22, 1968|accessdate=September 16, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 28||Arizona|University Stadium|Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)|L 8–19|13,749|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-sluggish-cats-take-19/155409210/|work=The Arizona Daily Star|title=Sluggish Cats take 19–8 victory over Lobos|date=September 29, 1968|accessdate=September 16, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 5|at|No. 8 Kansas
|October 12|at|Utah|Ute Stadium|Salt Lake City, UT|L 7–30|22,239|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-republic-lobos-ill-luck-holds-l/155427321/|work=The Arizona Republic|title=Lobos ill luck holds; Lose 30–7|date=October 13, 1968|accessdate=September 16, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 19||San Jose State
|October 26|at|Wyoming|War Memorial Stadium|Laramie, WY|L 6–35|19,169|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-arizona-republic-wyoming-crushes-new/155375844/|work=The Arizona Republic|title=Wyoming crushes New Mexico in WAC battle|date=October 27, 1968|accessdate=September 15, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 2|at|Arizona State|Sun Devil Stadium|Tempe, AZ|L 28–63|26,342|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-sun-devils-humiliate-lobos/155376742/|work=The El Paso Times|title=Sun Devils humiliate Lobos 63–28|date=November 3, 1968|accessdate=September 16, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 16||New Mexico State
|November 23||BYU|University Stadium|Albuquerque, NM|L 6–35|6,950|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-herald-byu-cats-halt-losing-s/155429915/|work=The Sunday Herald|title=BYU Cats halt losing streak with 35–6 win|date=November 24, 1968|accessdate=September 15, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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{{cite web |author= |title=1968 NCAA Football Statistics (New Mexico) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/130265 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |accessdate=September 16, 2024 }}
References
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