Nov. 12, 2005
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Team Notes
UNM now a bowl-eligible 6-4, 4-3 in MWC playand tied with Colorado State for 3rd place UNM bowl eligible for 5th straight year 3rd straight road win Tied a school record tonight with 9 sacks for 62 yards in losses; Utah had not allowed a sack the past 2 games Eight different Lobos combined on the 9 sacks Consecutive wins over Utah in Salt Lake City for first time Created a season-high 5 turnovers, scoring 4 scores after those Utah errors, including two on defense 9-0 after scheduled off weeks under Rocky Long, 12-0 dating to 1996 9-2 in last 11 MWC road games, 11-3 in past 14 and 13-4 in past 17 A least 6 wins in fifth straight season for first time in program history 34 wins since 2001, tying for most ever in a 5-year span; also 34 from 1960-64 19 MWC wins since 2001, tying Utah for most in that span Limited Utah to just 141 yards in the second half after giving up 300 in the first half Held Utah to a season-low 60 rushing yards Held 5 straight opponents under 100 yards rushing (74.2/game during that span) Tied a season-high with 7 passes broken up Recovered three fumbles after getting just two in the first nine games Scored two defensive TDs, giving the Lobos three defensive scores in 2005 21-5 in regular-season games played on Oct. 15 or later since 2001 12-3 in November games since 2001, including 6 straight wins
Individual Notes
RB DonTrell Moore (All-America candidate)
25 carries for 70 yards and 1 TD Career rushing numbers are 1,000 carries, 4,830 yards and 50 TDs 18th in NCAA history with 4,830 yards, passing Mike Rozier (Nebraska) and Steve Bartalo (Colo. St.) 348 career points ranks 13th in NCAA history for non-kickers 30th in NCAA history with 5,798 career all-purpose yards 1,155 rushing yards in 2005 is No. 3 for a single-season at UNM 91 career receptions for 851 yards
WR Hank Baskett III (Biletnikoff Award candidate)
8 catches for 135 yards and a 50-yard TD tonight 5th 100-yard receiving game of the season and 9th of his career Three 100-yard efforts in his last 5 games and 7 times in his last 13 games No. 2 all-time at UNM with 17 career receiving TDs No. 3 all-time at UNM with 2,280 career receiving yards No. 4 all-time at UNM with 138 career receptions 9 TD receptions in 2005 ranks tied for 4th for single-season at UNM 1,063 yards in 2005 ranks No. 6 for single-season at UNM 65 receptions in 2005 ranks No. 8 for single-season at UNM
QB Chris Nelson
JC transfer made his first career start in NCAA Div. I-A tonight 16 carries for 30 yards, including 1st TD as a Lobo (8yards) 16 of 30 passing for 197 yards, 1 TD and 2 interceptions
LB Cody Kase
9 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, including 2 sacks and a 2-yard fumble recovery for a TD in the fourth quarter that proved to be the game-winner
Didn’t start, but 1 tackle for a 9-yard sack, resulting in a caused fumble and 2-yard TD by Cody Kase First career interception at the UNM 10-yard line that sealed the victory with 1:10 left in the game
LB Quincy Black
First career interception, good for 31 yards and a TD in the first quarter First Lobo to return an interception for a touchdown since Desmar Black in 2002 Las Vegas Bowl 2 tackles and 1 PBU on the night
LB Mike Mohoric
8 tackles, 1 sack, 5 quarterback hurries and a blocked PAT tonight