Oct. 11, 2008
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2008 NEW MEXICO FOOTBALL
TEAM
New Mexico had won 7 straight games in the month of October…the last loss before tonight was 14-10 to Wyoming in Albuquerque on Oct. 7, 2006 New Mexico had also won 14 straight games when scoring first; UNM led 3-0 today UNM’s average field position was its own 18-yard line; it was the 16 in the 2nd half Taking away the 3 sacks (a minus-32 yards) – all of which came in the final minute of the game – New Mexico rushed for 162 yards on 47 carries (3.4 avg.) New Mexico held BYU to a season-low 21 points; the Cougars came into the game averaging 41.2 points…BYU did not score in the 1st quarter for the first time this season The Lobos had a season-low 3 penalties for 26 yards New Mexico has committed 10 turnovers in its last 3 games against BYU The Lobos are now 13-7 in their last 20 MWC road games, dating to 2003 UNM is now 7-39 all-time against ranked teams, 2-19 against ranked teams on the road and 1-15 versus ranked BYU teams
INDIVIDUAL
Senior CB DeAndre Wright
started his 37th consecutive game today
had a career-high 3 pass breakups, moving into 7th place on UNM’s career list with 24
thrown at 5 times in man coverage and allowed just 2 completions for a total of 15 yards
has not allowed a long pass (15+ yards) in his last 3 games and just 3 all year
Senior RB Rodney Ferguson
24 carries for 86 yards after missing the previous 6 quarters against New Mexico State and Wyoming with a shoulder injury the MWC’s leading rusher entering the game, he remains in 4th place all-time at UNM with 3,068 rushing yards…Winslow Oliver is 3rd with 3,332 yards
tied with Mike Williams for 4th place at UNM with 27 career rushing TDs and is 7th with 3,663 career all-purpose yards
Senior CB Glover Quin
broke up 1 pass to tie Ray Hornfeck for 4th place all-time at UNM with 26 PBUs has 9 passes defended (6 PBUs, 3 INTs) on the season
Senior WR Jermaine McQueen
caught 4 passes for a career-high 59 yards, including a career-long 23-yard reception
Redshirt freshman QB Brad Gruner
most efficient passing game of his young career, completing 8-12 for 86 yards and 0 interceptions
rushed for 33 yards on 5 carries (6.6 avg.), including a long of 16, and was not sacked
Walk-on sophomore QB Tate Smith
saw the most playing time of his 2-game Lobo career, completing 5 of 10 passes for 69 yards
cousin of former UNM record-setting QB Stoney Case, who transferred from Cisco JC in the spring of `08
True freshman walk-on K James Aho
hit a 27-yard FG on his only attempt now 12-15 on FGs this season, the best start by a freshman kicker in UNM history
Junior lobo Clint McPeek
tied his career high with 2 pass break-ups to go along with a team-high 8 tackles career-high 6 PBUs this season
Redshirt freshman WR Michael Scarlett
started his 2nd game at UNM and caught the first 3 passes of his Lobo career for 27 yards
Senior S Blake Ligon
season-high 7 tackles and no long passes allowed