1994 New Mexico Lobos football team

American college football season

1994 New Mexico Lobos football

Conference| Western Athletic Conference
Record| 5–7 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach|

* Dennis Franchione (3rd season)

Offensive coordinator| Dennis Darnell (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Multiple
Defensive coordinator| Fred Bleil (3rd season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| University Stadium

Seasons

<- 1993

1995 ->

1994 Western Athletic Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 16 Colorado State $  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 10 Utah | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 18 BYU | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 3  | - | 0
Air Force | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
Wyoming | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 6  | - | 0
New Mexico | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 7  | - | 0
Fresno State | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 7  | - | 1
San Diego State | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
UTEP | 1  | - | 6  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 1
Hawaii | 0  | - | 8  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 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 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Dennis Franchione, the Lobos compiled a 5–7 record (4–4 against WAC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 401 to 386.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Stoney Case with 3,117 passing yards, Eric Young with 732 rushing yards, Gavin Pearlman with 866 receiving yards, and kicker Nathan Vail with 75 points scored.[3]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result

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September 3| at Texas Tech*| | L 31–37
September 10| TCU*| | L 29–44
September 17| at SMU*| | L 31–34
September 24| at BYU| | L 47–49
October 1|  No. 24 Colorado State| | L 31–38
October 8| at Hawaii| | W 38–21
October 15| San Diego State| | L 13–20
October 22| at New Mexico State*| | W 56–31
October 29| at Fresno State| | W 49–32
November 5|  No. 9 Utah| | W 23–21
November 12| at Wyoming| | L 28–38
November 19| UTEP| | W 25–21

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## Roster

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1994 New Mexico Lobos football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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G | `70` | Calvin Allen | Jr
QB | `25` | Stoney Case | Sr
TE | `88` | David Sloan | Sr
RB | `4` | Eric Young | Sr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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CB | `16` | Billy Austin | Fr
DT | `73` | John Lisker | Sr
FS | `6` | Scott McGarrahan | Fr
LB | `7` | Todd Williams | Sr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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P | `` | Mike Nesbitt | Jr

Head coach

* Dennis Franchione

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## References

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1. ^ "1994 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
2. ^ "University of New Mexico Football Record Book" (PDF). University of New Mexico. 2013. pp. 36, 40. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
3. ^ "1994 New Mexico Lobos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2019.

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New Mexico Lobos football

Venues|

* University Field (1892–1937)
* Zimmerman Field (1938–1959)
* University Stadium (1960–2019, 2021–present)
* Sam Boyd Stadium (2020)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Arizona
* New Mexico State: Rio Grande Rivalry

Culture & lore|

* Lobo
* "Hail, New Mexico"
* Spirit Marching Band
* Red Menace

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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