New Mexico–Utah football rivalry

1939 Sun Bowl
	Bowl Game
Utah Utes	New Mexico Lobos
(6–1–2)	(8–2)
26	0
Head coach: ; Ike Armstrong	Head coach: ; Ted Shipkey
Date	January 2, 1939
Season	1938
Stadium	Kidd Field
Location	El Paso, Texas
Attendance	13,000
Sun Bowl
< 1938	1940 >

New Mexico–Utah football rivalry
	New Mexico Lobos Utah Utes
First meeting	January 2, 1939; Utah 26, New Mexico 0
Latest meeting	September 18, 2010; Utah 56, New Mexico 14
Next meeting	TBA
Statistics
Meetings total	52
All-time series	Utah leads, 33–17–2
Longest win streak	Utah, 5 (1987–91, 1995–99)
Current win streak	Utah, 4 (2007–present)

The New Mexico–Utah football rivalry is a former college football rivalry between the New Mexico Lobos and Utah Utes.

Series History[edit]

The Utah Utes and New Mexico Lobos were both members of the Mountain West Conference, from the inception of the Mountain West Conference until the Utes joined the Pac-12 Conference for the 2011-12 academic year. These teams have played each other in football regularly since the early 1960s, when both schools were members of the Western Athletic Conference.

Although Utah leads the series by a large margin, New Mexico has often been victorious when the odds were most against them, and when the game was especially important to Utah. For example, in November of 1994, Utah was ranked #8, and had an 8–0 record that included victories over Oregon (eventual Pac-10 champion, #11 finish) and #12 Colorado State. They were heavy favorites to beat New Mexico, who had an unimpressive 3–8 record at the time.

During the game, Utah jumped out to a 21–3 halftime lead. However, a slew of Utah turnovers resulted in a New Mexico rally. The Lobos cut the Ute lead to one point with just four minutes left in the game. Then, with just 32 seconds left on the clock, New Mexico hit a 22-yard field goal to seal the 23–21 victory, and destroy Utah's hopes for an undefeated season. New Mexico went on finish the season at 5–7. Utah, on the other hand, would go on to a 10–2 record, which included victories over #20 BYU and #14 Arizona in the Freedom Bowl. But they would be condemned to forever wonder what might have been had the New Mexico game turned out in their favor.

1939 Sun Bowl[edit]

Incidentally, the first meeting between the two teams was in the 1939 Sun Bowl, in El Paso, Texas. The game was touted as the most evenly matched of the five major bowl games of the 1938 season. Nevertheless, the Utes dominated from the start, scoring three first-half touchdowns, including a 1-yard run on fourth down by Ray Peterson.

In the second half, New Mexico had numerous opportunities to close the gap following Utah turnovers. However, the famous Lobo aerial attack couldn't capitalize. Overall, New Mexico was held to 59 yards passing, and was intercepted four times. Furthermore, they were unable to cross Utah's 40-yard line during the entire game. Utah, on the other hand, racked up 366 yards rushing, and outgained the Lobos 384–212.^[1]^[2]

Scoring summary[edit]

First Quarter

Utah- Tom Pace 15-yard run (Bernard McGarry kick)
Utah- Ray Peterson 60-yard interception return (Bernard McGarry kick)

Second Quarter

Utah- Ray Peterson 1-yard run (kick failed)

Fourth Quarter

Utah- Clarence Gehrke 10-yard run (kick failed)

2002–2006[edit]

BOWL RECORDS
School	Wins	Losses	Ties	Last 5	Streak
Utah	12	3	0	5–0	W9
New Mexico	3	7	1	1–4	W1

From 2002 to 2006, New Mexico defeated Utah four out of five times. Prior to each of those meetings, the Lobos were seen as the underdog. In 2002, New Mexico tied the game by scoring a touchdown with only 46 seconds remaining in regulation. They would complete the upset in double-overtime. The next year, with Utah nationally ranked for the first time since 1996, the Lobos scored 28 third-quarter points and held on to win, 47–35 in Salt Lake City. Utah's lone victory against New Mexico during this span came in 2004 when the Utes crushed the Lobos en route to an undefeated season and Fiesta Bowl championship. But in 2005, the Utes gave up an eight-point halftime lead, were held scoreless in the second-half, and allowed the Lobos to score the game-winning touchdown by recovering a Utah fumble in the endzone. To add injury to insult, Utah's starting quarterback, Brian Johnson, suffered a knee injury in that game, which ended his season. Johnson would also have to redshirt the following season in order to allow his knee to fully heal. Finally, in 2006, the Utes gave up a 24–3 lead in the second-half, including the game-winning touchdown with just two minutes left.

Date	Favorite	Line	Score				Location
26 October 2002	Utah	-6	New Mexico	42	Utah	35	Albuquerque	(2OT)
25 October 2003	Utah	-8	New Mexico	47	^#23Utah	35	Salt Lake City	^[3]
1 October 2004	Utah	-10	^#14Utah	28	New Mexico	7	Albuquerque	^[4]
12 November 2005	Utah	-6	New Mexico	31	Utah	27	Salt Lake CIty	^[5]
19 October 2006	Utah	-7	New Mexico	34	Utah	31	Albuquerque	^[6]

During that same period, each team appeared in four post-season bowl games. But whereas Utah won all four of their bowls, New Mexico lost all four of theirs. In 2006, Utah defeated Tulsa in the Armed Forces Bowl to extend their bowl winning-streak to six games (the second longest such streak in the nation). Earlier that same day, New Mexico lost to San Jose State in the inaugural New Mexico Bowl, which was played at the Lobo's home stadium in Albuquerque.

2007[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
New Mexico	0	0	10	0	10
Utah	0	14	7	7	28

November 17, 2007 • Salt Lake City, Utah

Although both teams entered the game with an identical record (7–3, 4–2), Utah defeated New Mexico 28–10, eliminating the Lobos from MWC Championship contention. The Utes went on to defeat Navy 35–32 in the Poinsettia Bowl, and New Mexico won the second annual New Mexico Bowl with a 23–0 shutout over Nevada.

2008[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
^#9Utah	3	3	7	0	13
New Mexico	0	3	7	0	10

November 1, 2008 • Albuquerque, New Mexico

Utah (8–0, 4–0) was off to its best start since 2004, and was the front running "BCS Buster". New Mexico (4–5, 2–3) was battling injuries and struggling to become bowl eligible. Utah was a 7.5 point favorite coming into the game, nevertheless New Mexico came as close to beating the Utes as anyone else that year. But in the end, the Utes left Albuquerque with a hard-fought 3-point win.

2009[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
New Mexico	7	0	0	7	14
^#17Utah	7	10	21	7	45

November 7, 2009 • Salt Lake City, Utah

Utah won a surprisingly easy matchup over New Mexico. Ironically, the Utes scored 21 of their points in the third quarter, almost half of their points during the game, a quarter that they have traditionally struggled against New Mexico in. After a close first quarter and somewhat close halftime score of 17–7, the first half of rope-a-dope football gave way to 21 points by the Utes, who held a commanding 38–7 lead before putting in reserves, scoring once more and allowing New Mexico to score a garbage time touchdown.

Game Results[edit]

New Mexico victories	Utah victories	Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	1939	El Paso, TX	Utah	26–0
2	1945	Albuquerque, NM	Utah	21–20
3	1946	Salt Lake City, UT	Utah	56–14
4	1961	Albuquerque, NM	New Mexico	21–16
5	1962	Salt Lake City, UT	Tie	7–7
6	1963	Albuquerque, NM	Utah	19–6
7	1964	Salt Lake City, UT	Utah	16–0
8	1965	Albuquerque, NM	New Mexico	13–10
9	1966	Salt Lake City, UT	Utah	27–0
10	1967	Albuquerque, NM	Utah	42–27
11	1968	Salt Lake City, UT	Utah	30–7
12	1969	Albuquerque, NM	Utah	24–0
13	1970	Salt Lake City, UT	New Mexico	34–28
14	1971	Albuquerque, NM	New Mexico	57–39
15	1972	Salt Lake City, UT	Utah	59–14
16	1973	Albuquerque, NM	Utah	36–35
17	1974	Salt Lake City, UT	Utah	21–10
18	1975	Albuquerque, NM	New Mexico	27–23
19	1976	Salt Lake City, UT	Utah	34–31
20	1977	Albuquerque, NM	New Mexico	41–24
21	1978	Salt Lake City, UT	New Mexico	24–12
22	1979	Albuquerque, NM	Utah	26–7
23	1980	Salt Lake City, UT	Utah	49–21
24	1981	Albuquerque, NM	Tie	7–7
25	1983	Albuquerque, NM	New Mexico	17–7
26	1984	Salt Lake City, UT	Utah	38–14
27	1985	Salt Lake City, UT	Utah	58–49

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
28	1986	Albuquerque, NM	New Mexico	47–43
29	1987	Salt Lake City, UT	Utah	24–20
30	1988	Albuquerque, NM	Utah	33–27
31	1989	Salt Lake City, UT	Utah	41–39
32	1990	Albuquerque, NM	Utah	29–27
33	1991	Salt Lake City, UT	Utah	30–7
34	1992	Albuquerque, NM	New Mexico	24–7
35	1993	Salt Lake City, UT	New Mexico	42–35
36	1994	Albuquerque, NM	New Mexico	23–21
37	1995	Albuquerque, NM	Utah	36–9
38	1996	Albuquerque, NM	Utah	31–24
39	1997	Salt Lake City, UT	Utah	15–10
40	1998	Albuquerque, NM	Utah	41–7
41	1999	Salt Lake City, UT	Utah	52–7
42	2000	Albuquerque, NM	New Mexico	10–3
43	2001	Salt Lake City, UT	Utah	37–16
44	2002	Albuquerque, NM	New Mexico	42–35
45	2003	Salt Lake City, UT	New Mexico	47–35
46	2004	Albuquerque, NM	#14 Utah	28–7
47	2005	Salt Lake City, UT	New Mexico	31–27
48	2006	Albuquerque, NM	New Mexico	34–31
49	2007	Salt Lake City, UT	Utah	28–10
50	2008	Albuquerque, NM	#10 Utah	13–10
51	2009	Salt Lake City, UT	#17 Utah	45–14
52	2010	Albuquerque, NM	#14 Utah	56–14
Series: Utah leads 33–17–2

References[edit]

↑ "2006 Utah Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah Athletic Department. p. 177. Retrieved 2007-03-30.
↑ "2006 Lobo Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of New Mexico Athletic Department. p. 172. Retrieved 2007-03-30.
↑ "New Mexico Upsets No. 23 Utah". GoLobos.com. 25 October 2003. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012.
↑ "Sweet Revenge". Deseret Morning News. 2 October 2004.
↑ "New Mexico Outlasts Utah, 31–27". GoLobos.com. 12 November 2005. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
↑ "Huge Comeback Lifts New Mexico Over Utah, 34–31". GoLobos.com. 19 October 2006. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012.

External links[edit]

Full New Mexico-Utah results list via Sports-reference.com

This article "New Mexico–Utah football rivalry" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.

[1] "2006 Utah Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah Athletic Department. p. 177. Retrieved 2007-03-30.

[2] "2006 Lobo Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of New Mexico Athletic Department. p. 172. Retrieved 2007-03-30.

[3] "New Mexico Upsets No. 23 Utah". GoLobos.com. 25 October 2003. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012.

[4] "Sweet Revenge". Deseret Morning News. 2 October 2004.

[5] "New Mexico Outlasts Utah, 31–27". GoLobos.com. 12 November 2005. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.

[6] "Huge Comeback Lifts New Mexico Over Utah, 34–31". GoLobos.com. 19 October 2006. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

v t e New Mexico Lobos football
Venues	University Field (1892–1937) Zimmerman Field (1938–1959) Dreamstyle Stadium (1960–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arizona: (Kit Carson Rifle, 1938–1990) New Mexico State: Rio Grande Rivalry (Maloof Trophy, 1993–2000)
Culture & lore	Lobo "Hail, New Mexico" Spirit Marching Band Red Menace
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895–1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

v t e Utah Utes football
Venues	Robert Rice Stadium (1927–97) Rice–Eccles Stadium (1998–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games BYU: Holy War (Beehive Boot) Colorado: Rumble in the Rockies Utah State: Battle of the Brothers (Beehive Boot)
Culture & lore	Swoop "Utah Man" Pride of Utah Utah pass
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Mountain West Conference football rivalries
Conference	Air Force–Colorado State Air Force–Hawaii Boise State–Fresno State Boise State–Nevada Border War (Colorado State–Wyoming) Fresno State–Hawaii Fresno State–San Diego State Fresno State–San Jose State Fremont Cannon (Nevada–UNLV) Hawaii–Wyoming Utah State–Wyoming
Non-conference	Arizona–New Mexico Beehive Boot (BYU–Utah–Utah State) Bill Walsh Legacy Game (San Jose State–Stanford) Boise State–Idaho BYU–Utah State Commander-in-Chief's Trophy (Air Force–Army–Navy) Rocky Mountain Showdown (Colorado–Colorado State) Rio Grande Rivalry (New Mexico–New Mexico State) Battle of the Brothers (Utah–Utah State)

v t e Pac-12 football rivalries
Conference	Arizona–Arizona State Big Game (California–Stanford) California–UCLA Colorado–Utah (Rumble in the Rockies) Oregon–Oregon State (Civil War) Oregon–Washington Stanford–USC UCLA–USC (Victory Bell) Washington–Washington State (Apple Cup)
Non-conference	Arizona–New Mexico BYU–Utah (Holy War) BYU–Utah–Utah State (Beehive Boot) Colorado–Colorado State (Rocky Mountain Showdown) Colorado–Nebraska Idaho–Washington State (Battle of the Palouse) Notre Dame–Stanford Notre Dame–USC San Jose State–Stanford (Bill Walsh Legacy Game) Utah–Utah State (Battle of the Brothers)