The 1938 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Border Conference during the 1938 college football season. In their second season under head coach Ted Shipkey, the Lobos compiled an overall record of 8–3 record with a mark of 4–2 against conference opponents, shared the Border Conference championship with New Mexico A&M, lost to Utah in the 1939 Sun Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 199 to 72.[1][2]
| 1938 New Mexico Lobos football | |
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Border co-champion | |
| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (4–2 Border) |
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| Home stadium | University Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Texas Tech | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Mines | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State–Flagstaff | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 23 | Silver City Teachers* | W 40–0 | 5,500 | [3] | |||
| September 30 | Arizona State |
| W 21–0 | ||||
| October 7 | Colorado College* |
| W 45–0 | ||||
| October 15 | at Texas Mines | L 6–7 | |||||
| October 22 | at Arizona State–Flagstaff |
| W 20–0 | [4] | |||
| October 29 | at Arizona | W 20–7 | |||||
| November 5 | Denver* |
| W 7–6 | 6,000 | [5] | ||
| November 12 | New Mexico A&M |
| W 6–2 | [6] | |||
| November 19 | No. 19 Texas Tech |
| L 7–17 | 6,500 | |||
| November 24 | Colorado A&M |
| W 27–7 | 6,500 | [7] | ||
| January 2, 1939 | vs. Utah |
| L 0–26 | 13,000 | [8][9] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "1938 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ "2018 New Mexico Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of New Mexico. 2018. p. 140. Retrieved October 8, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Lobos Open Season Under Lights Defeating Mustangs 40-0: Hilltoppers Get Ragged Toward Close". Albuquerque Journal. September 24, 1938. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Mexico trounces Lumberjacks, 20–0". Arizona Republic. October 23, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Paul Weeks (November 6, 1938). "Fighting Hilltoppers Bowll Over Heavy Denver Crew, 7-6". Albuquerque Journal. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lobos Climax Jubilant Homecoming With Victory as All Albuquerque Celebrates". Albuquerque Journal. November 13, 1938. pp. 1, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lobos Hang Up 27-7 Win Over Colorado Aggies in Season Finale". Albuquerque Journal. November 25, 1938. pp. 4, 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Mexico's Famed Lobos Smashed by Utah Indian's Superior Power". Albuquerque Journal. January 3, 1939. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jerry Smith (January 3, 1939). "Utah Beats New Mexico University 26-0: Sun Bowl Crowd of 13,000 Sees Lobos Defeated". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 10 – via Newspapers.com.