Sept. 28, 2008
TEAM
The Lobos win their 6th straight against New Mexico State and lead the all-time series 66-28-5
UNM trailed 14-0 just 3:41 into the game
New Mexico scored the last 19 points of the game, all coming in the final 10:16
UNM scored 19 points in the 4th quarter, the most in the final period since 21 against Texas Tech in a 42-28 loss in 2003
New Mexico had 175 yards of total offense in the 4th quarter, nearly matching the 177 gained through the first 3 quarters…UNM gained 151 of its 297 rushing yards in the 4th quarter
The 297 rushing yards are the most since 314 against New Mexico State in 2005
The 63 rushing attempts are the most since 63 against San Diego State in 2005
UNM is now 24-5 under Rocky Long when rushing for at least 225 yards in a game
The Lobos have been outscored 72-17 in the 1st quarter of the first 5 games and have yet to score first in a game this season; UNM fell behind TCU 16-0, Texas A&M 14-0, Tulsa 21-0 and New Mexico State 14-0
The last 13 New Mexico quarterbacks have a 9-4 record in their first career starts
UNM’s 15-play drive covering 6:44 in time of possession is UNM’s longest of the year
INDIVIDUAL
Senior TB Paul Baker
146 yards on a career-high 37 carries; his previous high was 22 totes in last year’s New Mexico Bowl win over Nevada
came into tonight’s game with 29 carries for 109 yards on the season
rushed 4 times for 2 yards last week at Tulsa
Redshirt freshman TB James Wright
3 carries for 55 yards in his Lobo debut in the 4th quarter
his 3rd carry as a Lobo resulted in a 44-yard TD run and a 35-24 Lobo lead
Senior RB Rodney Ferguson
15 carries for 49 yards to pass Fred Henry for 4th place all-time at UNM with 2,982 rushing yards
tied with Mike Williams for 4th all-time at UNM with 27 career rushing TDs
7th place all-time at UNM with 3,577 all-purpose yards
True freshman K James Aho
3 of 3 on FGs tonight, connecting from 28, 42, 22 yards
10 of 11 FGs on the season after 5 collegiate games
Senior LB Zach Arnett
had a career-high 11 tackles
deflected a pass in the 3rd quarter that was intercepted by DeAndre Wright
Redshirt freshman QB Brad Gruner
made his first collegiate start tonight
had a 46-yard run in the 4th quarter, the longest by a Lobo this season, and the longest by a UNM quarterback since Kole McKamey went 71 yards for a TD against New Mexico State in 2005
Senior CB Glover Quin
had a career-long 63-yard kickoff return and had 2 KO returns for 101 yards
Senior CB DeAndre Wright
grabbed his 9th career interception
Sophomore WR Jermaine McQueen
scored the first TD of his Lobo career, an 18-yard reception from Brad Gruner in the 4th quarter
Sophomore LB Terel Anyaibe
had a career-high 5 tackles; he had 5 tackles in 10 career games coming into tonight’s game
also a career-high 3 hurries on the quarterback
Redshirt freshman DE Jaymar Latchison
had a career-high 5 tackles and half a sack