Nov. 24, 2007
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Team
o The Lobos finish the regular season 8-4 overall and 5-3 in the Mountain West Conference, tying Utah for 3rd place
o It’s just the ninth 8-win season in 109 years of football at New Mexico and only the 4th since 1965 (10-1 in 1982, 9-4 in 1997, 8-5 in 2003, 8-4 in 2007); two of the 8-win seasons have come in the past five seasons under current head coach Rocky Long
o New Mexico held UNLV to 233 yards of total offense, the 2nd-lowest total for the Rebels this season (217 vs. BYU)
o The Lobos had 3 sacks, giving them 11 over the past 3 games after having just 9 the first 9 games
o The Lobos tied a season-high with 11 pass breakups; also had 11 at Arizona
o UNM has now won 12 straight games when scoring first, including 8-0 in 2007…the record is 36-6 since 2001
o UNLV lost its 8th straight game overall and 15th consecutive Mountain West Conference road game
Individual
Senior WR Marcus Smith (All-MWC Candidate)
o 8 catches for 130 yards and 1 TD (63 yards) and 3 KO returns for 133 yards with a long of 82
o A career-high 263 all-purpose yards
o 3rd 100-yard receiving game of the season and 5th of his career
o UNM’s longest KO return since Dion Marion had an 88-yard TD return against New Mexico State in 1998
o 2nd on single-season receiving list with 86 receptions; Terance Mathis 1st with 88 in 1989
o 8th on single-season receiving list with 1,039 yards
o 4th on the UNM career receiving list with 148 catches
o 7th on the UNM career receiving list with 1,987 yards
o 6th on UNM career list with 3,637 all-purpose yards
Junior CB Glover Quin (All-MWC Candidate)
o Recorded the first 2 interceptions of his career in his 23rd game
o 8 pass break-ups – all coming in the past 7 games – and has not allowed a TD pass all year
Senior DE Tyler Donaldson (All-MWC Candidate)
o 4 tackles, including 2.5 for losses
o Career-high 15 tackles for loss on the year and has notched a stop in the backfield in 9 of 12 games
o Last 3 games: 16 tackles, 7.0 TFL and 2.0 sacks
Junior TB Rodney Ferguson (All-MWC Candidate)
o 24 carries for 117 yards and a 1-yard TD
o 6th 100-yard rushing game of the season and 10th of his career
o set a UNM single-season record with 292 carries; the old mark was 276 by DonTrell Moore in 2003
o 4th on career rushing list with 555 carries
o 6th on career rushing list with 2,461 yards
o 5th on single-season rushing list with 1,179 yards in 2007
o tied for 4th on the UNM single season list with 13 rushing TDs
o tied for 6th with Rocky Long on the UNM career list with 21 rushing TDs
Senior K John Sullivan (All-America & MWC Special Teams Player of the Year Candidate)
o 2-2 FGs today, both from 45 yards, extending his own school and MWC records with 26 field goals in 2007
o 26 of 29 FGs on the season for 89.7% accuracy
o Has kicked a FG in all 11 games he’s appeared in this fall
o Lobo kickers are 84 of 100 on FGs since the 2003 season
o has kicked multiple FGs in 9 games, one short of the NCAA record set by West Virginia’s Paul Woodside in 1982
o a perfect 9-9 from 40 yards or more in 2007
o 2nd at UNM for a season with 106 points scored; DonTrell Moore is 1st at 126 in 2003
o Continues to kick with a torn ACL in his left (plant) leg that he suffered in late April of 2007
Senior WR Travis Brown (All-MWC Candidate)
o 6 catches for 39 yards and a 26-yard run for a TD
o tied for 6th on single-season receiving list with 69 receptions
o 10th on single-season receiving list with 911 yards
o 3rd on the UNM career receiving list with 175 catches
o 6th on the UNM career receiving list with 2,072 yards
Sophomore QB Donovan Porterie
o UNM is 11-4 in games he has started and finished
o 4th on single-season passing list with 2,662 yards
o 4th on single-season passing list with 224 completions
o 5th on single-season passing list with completion pct. of (58.8, 224-381)