1960 New Mexico Lobos football team

1960 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record5–5 (4–2 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah State + 6 1 0 9 2 0
Wyoming + 6 1 0 8 2 0
Utah 5 1 0 7 3 0
New Mexico 4 2 0 5 5 0
Montana 2 5 0 5 5 0
BYU 2 5 0 3 8 0
Denver 1 6 0 3 7 0
Colorado State 1 6 0 2 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1960 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the Skyline Conference during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Bill Weeks, the Lobos compiled a 5–5 record (4–2 against Skyline opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 234 to 182.[1][2]

The 1960 season was the first in which the Lobos played their home games in the newly-constructed University Stadium. The first game in the new stadium was a 77–6 victory over University of Mexico witnessed by a record crowd of 24,085 persons.[3]

The team's statistical leaders included Jim Cromartie with 343 passing yards and Bobby Santiago with 596 rushing yards and 187 receiving yards.[4]

  1. ^ "1960 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. ^ Cite error: The named reference UM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "1960 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2018.