1956 New Mexico Lobos football team

1956 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record4–6 (2–4 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumZimmerman Field
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wyoming 7 0 0 10 0 0
Utah 5 1 0 5 5 0
Denver 4 3 0 6 4 0
Utah State 4 3 0 6 4 0
Colorado A&M 2 4 1 2 7 1
New Mexico 2 4 0 4 6 0
BYU 1 5 1 2 7 1
Montana 1 6 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1956 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the Skyline Conference during the 1956 college football season. In their first season under head coach Dick Clausen, the Lobos compiled a 4–6 record (2–4 against Skyline opponents), finished in a tie for fifth in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a total of 205 to 167.[1][2]

On December 29, 1955, the university announced the hiring of Dick Clausen as the new head football coach. Clausen had been the head coach at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, from 1948 to 1955.[3]

  1. ^ "1956 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 New Mexico Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of New Mexico. 2018. p. 140. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  3. ^ Jim Lamb (December 30, 1955). "Dick Clausen Named UNM Grid Coach". Albuquerque Journal. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.