The 1944 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the Border Conference during the 1944 college football season. In their third season under head coach Willis Barnes, the Lobos compiled a 1–7 record (0–2 against conference opponents), finished last in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a total of 261 to 87.[1][2]
| 1944 New Mexico Lobos football | |
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| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 1–7 (0–2 Border) |
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| Home stadium | Hilltop Stadium |
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| Texas Tech | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State–Flagstaff | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 16 | 8:00 p.m. | Amarillo AAF* | L 2–21 | 6,000 | [3][4] | |||
| September 23 | Arizona State–Flagstaff* | Albuquerque, NM | W 47–14 | |||||
| September 30 | Colorado College* | Albuquerque, NM | L 7–25 | |||||
| October 7 | West Texas State | Albuquerque, NM | L 12–19 | |||||
| October 14 | vs. No. 15 Second Air Force* | L 6–89 | 10,000 | [5] | ||||
| November 4 | vs. Colorado* | Pueblo, CO | L 0–39 | |||||
| November 11 | Denver* | Albuquerque, NM | L 6–41 | [6] | ||||
| November 18 | at Texas Tech | L 7–13 | 1,500 | |||||
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References
edit- ^ "1944 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
- ^ "2018 New Mexico Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of New Mexico. 2018. p. 140. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^ "Amarillo's Heavyweight Sky Giants Clash With Lobos in Opener Tonight". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. September 16, 1944. p. 4. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Lobos Drop Opener To Amarillo Sky Giants, 21 to 2". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. September 17, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Superbombers Roll up 89-6 Win Over Lobos". Clovis News-Journal. October 15, 1944. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Denver University Smothers Lobos, 41 to 6". Albuquerque Journal. November 12, 1944. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.