1975 New Mexico Lobos football team

1975 New Mexico Lobos football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	6–5 (4–3 WAC)
Head coach	Bill Mondt (2nd season)
Home stadium	University Stadium

1975 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Arizona State $	7	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
No. 18 Arizona	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Colorado State	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
BYU	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
New Mexico	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Utah	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Wyoming	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
UTEP	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 New Mexico Lobos football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Mexico in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Mondt, the Lobos compiled a 6–5 record (4–3 against WAC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 291 to 232.

Steve Myer and Randy Rich were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included Steve Myer with 2,501 passing yards, Mike Williams with 511 rushing yards, Preston Dennard with 962 receiving yards, and Gil Stewart and Preston Dennard, each with 36 points scored.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Fresno State*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 29–0
September 20	at Texas Tech*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 17–24	39,160
September 27	Colorado State	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 16–27	24,743
October 3	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 15–16
October 11	No. 11 Arizona State	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 10–16
October 18	Utah	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 27–23	15,010
October 25	at No. 13 Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (rivalry)	W 44–34
November 1	UTEP	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 23–3	13,126
November 8	at San Jose State*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 20–29
November 15	Wyoming	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 38–32	13,791
November 22	at New Mexico State*	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	W 52–28
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1975 New Mexico Lobos football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 70 Mike Andrakowicz Jr G 76 Edger Bell Sr G 53 Ken Brown Sr QB 12 Ken Bryant So WR 80 Preston Denndard So G 62 Tom Morris Jr QB 11 Steve Myer Sr OT 74 Jim Ring So OT 68 Steve Stackhouse So WR 88 Gil Stewart Sr C 63 Steve Wilson Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 90 Robin Cole Jr DT 73 Andy Frederick Jr S 36 Jerry Jackson So DB 22 Bob Johnson Sr FS 18 Randy Rich Sr LB 66 Mark Rupcich Sr DB 20 Ronnie Wallace Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 87 Bo Breg Sr K 83 Mike Fox So K 89 Jim Haynes So	Head coach Bill Mondt Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt