1931 New Mexico Lobos football team

1931 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record3–3–1 (1–1–1 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Field
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona State $ 3 1 0 6 2 0
New Mexico 1 1 1 3 3 1
Arizona 1 1 1 3 5 1
Arizona State–Flagstaff 2 3 0 3 5 0
New Mexico A&M 1 2 0 6 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Reference[1]

The 1931 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Border Conference during the 1931 college football season. In their first season under head coach Chuck Riley, the Lobos compiled an overall record of 3–3–1 record with a mark of 1–1–1 against conference opponents, finished second in the Border Conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 80 to 70.[2][3]

Coach Riley arrived in Albuquerque in August 1931. Riley had played football at Notre Dame and served as an assistant coach on the 1930 Loyola Lions football team. Riley brought with him former Notre Dame center Joe Nash as an assistant coach.[4]

  1. ^ Quirk, James (2004). The Ultimate Guide to College Football: Rankings, Records, and Scores of the Major Teams and Conferences. Champaign, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. pp. 369–371. ISBN 025207226X.
  2. ^ "1931 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 New Mexico Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of New Mexico. 2018. p. 140. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  4. ^ "New Lobo Grid Coach Arrives; Likes Outlook". Albuquerque Journal. August 22, 1931. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.