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New Mexico Football Postgame Notes vs. TCU

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Nov. 3, 2007

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TEAM

New Mexico was shutout for the first time in 64 games since a 49 0 loss to Texas Tech in 2002 The last time UNM was shutout in a conference game was in 1992 (35 0 at BYU) The Lobos had their lowest offensive output (119) since gaining 114 total yards in a 17 7 loss at Oregon State in 2004. New Mexico’s rushing total (28) was its lowest since gaining 6 yards in a 55 14 loss to OSU in the 2003 Las Vegas Bowl. TCU’s points scored (37), rushing yards (238), rushing attempts (60) were the most against the Lobos this year Joseph Turner became the first player in 10 games to go over 100 yards rushing against UNM (Curtis Brown, BYU, 2006) Turner’s 28 rushing attempts were the most by an individual vs. UNM since Colorado State’s Kyle Bell (30) in 2005

INDIVIDUAL

Sophomore lobo (safety) Ian Clark

Doubled his previous career high with 16 tackles the most by a Lobo since 2005 (LB Mike Mohoric, 20 vs. Air Force) Made the first start of his 22 game career

Senior DE Michael Tuohy

Recorded 2.0 tackles for loss, giving him 33.5 in his career 1 shy of tying for 9th on the UNM all time list

Senior WR Marcus Smith

171 all purpose yards tonight (4 catches 39 yards, 8 kickoff returns 132 yards) Moved into 8th on the UNM career all purpose yardage list with 3,127 (45 games) Passed Dwight Counter to move into 8th on the UNM all time list with 125 career receptions Moved into 10th place on the UNM career receiving yardage list with 1,710

Senior P Jordan Scott

Landed a career high 4 of his 11 punts (also a career high) inside the 10 yard line and had 5 inside the 20 Now has a career high 22 punts inside the 20 this year, including 9 inside the 10 Forced 7 fair catches, but allowed positive punt return yardage (22) for first time in 4 games and just the 4th game all season

Junior TB Rodney Ferguson

Held to the lowest rushing total (28 yards) in 22 games as a starter

Sophomore lobo (safety) Clint McPeek

The Lobos’ leading tackler did not play due to a neck injury after starting the first 8 games of the 2007 season

MISC.

New Mexico lost for just the 4th time in its last 13 road games overall and dropped to 13 5 in MWC road games since 2003 UNM has lost 3 in a row to TCU since defeating the Horned Frogs 40 10 in Fort Worth in 1997 The Lobos have lost 9 in a row in the state of Texas since the 1997 win at TCU New Mexico fell to 0 3 this year when it does not score first