Oct. 28, 2005
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Team Notes
35-25 loss snaps UNM’s 2-game winning streak Lobos fall to 5-4, 3-3 in the MWC and 2-2 at home UNM led 22-5 in the 2nd quarter and 25-12 at the half…Rams scored 23 unanswered in the 2nd half Just the fourth time UNM has lost a fourth quarter lead since 2001, but the 2nd time this season…New Mexico led BYU 24-13 after three quarters before falling to the Cougars, 27-24, on Oct. 8. Lobos had 34 plays for 304 yards and 0 turnovers in 1st half, 28 plays for 47 yards and 4 turnovers in the 2nd Lobos ran 9 plays for minus-7 yards in the 3rd quarter, plus two turnovers UNM’s first first down of the 2nd half came on the sixth possession, four minutes into 4th quarter…Lobos had 3 first downs in the second half CSU scored 17 points on three Lobo turnovers in the 2nd half…Rams only had to go 71 yards for those points Since 2003, Lobos had won 10 straight games played on Oct. 15 or later CSU QBs had been sacked 9 times coming into the game; Lobos had 5, 2nd-highest total of season
Individual Notes
Senior TB DonTrell Moore
19 carries for 117 yards and 2 rushing Tds; 7 carries for 18 yards in 2nd half 25th career 100-yard game 1,085 yards on the season, an average of 120.6 ypg 4,760 career rushing yards, 21st all-time in NCAA history Has become 6th player in NCAA Div. I-A history with four 1,000-yard rushing seasons, joining Tony Dorsett (Pittsburgh 1973-76), Amos Lawrence (North Carolina 1977-80), Denvis Manns (New Mexico State 1995-98), Ron Dayne (Wisconsin 1996-99), Cedric Benson (Texas 2001-04) 694 yards in 4 career games vs. Colorado State, an average of 173.5 ypg…7 rushing TDs 342 career points, tied with Troy Edwards (Louisiana Tech) for 14th place on NCAA career scoring list for non-kickers
Senior WR Hank Baskett III
5 catches for 91 yards and a 51-yard TD 16 career TD receptions at UNM, tied with Ricky Martin (1977-80) and Preston Dennard (1974-77) for 2nd at UNM 2,145 career receiving yards, moving past Dwight Counter for 3rd all-time at UNM
Senior CB Gabriel Fulbright
career-long 26-yard punt return
Senior LB Mike Mohoric
season-high 12 tackles and matched his career-high with two sacks and two tackles for loss
Senior NT Marcus Parker
season-highs with eight tackles, 1.5 sacks and two tackles for loss…came into the game with 11 tackles on the season
Junior K Kenny Byrd
2-2 FGs on the night (34 and 24) 2 FGs in game for the 3rd straight game 12 of 14 FGs on the season