1961 New Mexico Lobos football team

1961 New Mexico Lobos football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record7–4 (3–3 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Utah State + 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
Wyoming + 5 – 0 – 1 6 – 1 – 2
New Mexico 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Utah 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Montana 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
BYU 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Colorado State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 New Mexico Lobos football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Mexico in the Skyline Conference during the 1961 college football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Weeks, the Lobos compiled a 7–4 record (3–3 in conference games), finished in a tie for third place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 215 to 197.[1][2] The Lobos concluded their season with a victory over Western Michigan in the inaugural Aviation Bowl, played in snow and sleet at Dayton, Ohio.[3]

The Lobos ran a wing-T offense featuring speedy backs and pulling guards.[4] The offense was led by quarterback Jim Cromartie (533 passing yards, 168 rushing yards) and halfback Bobby Santiago (535 rushing yards, 107 receiving yards, five touchdowns).

The team played its home games at University Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

  1. ^ "1961 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 AB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Wolfpack's Wing-T Gains Respect; Santiago Voted Honors; 'We Wanted the Game' - Cummings; Lobos Are Aviation Bowl Champs". Albuquerque Tribune. December 11, 1961. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.