Nov. 9, 2008
Final Score: UNLV 27, New Mexico 20
TEAM
- Now 4-7 overall and 2-5 in the MWC with one game to play, New Mexico had a pair of streaks end tonight…UNM had been bowl eligible for 7 straight seasons (since 2001) and had posted 7 straight non-losing records in MWC games only…both of those streaks were the longest in the MWC…the Lobos’ last losing record in conference play was 3-4 in 2000
- New Mexico has lost 5 straight conference road games for the first time since 5 in a row over the 1995-96 seasons
- The Lobos rushed for 232 yards, increasing their season average to 214 a game…UNM has averaged 247.9 yards over the past 7 games…under Rocky Long, the Lobos lost for only the 6th time in 32 games when reaching 225 rushing yards
- New Mexico has not allowed a 100-yard rusher in 15 games, and only 5 rushing TDs on the season
INDIVIDUAL
Senior CB Glover Quin
- had 2 pass breakups, giving him a school-record 30 for his 3-year career, and 10 in 2008…the previous record of
- 29 was held by Stephen Persley, who needed four seasons
- (1998-2001) to reach his total
- faced 6 passes in man coverage and allowed just 1 completion for 7 yards returned 2 kickoffs for 67 yards, making his season average to 32.4
Senior RB Rodney Ferguson
- 27 carries for 121 yards and 1 TD
- has 1,018 yards in 2008, becoming the 3rd Lobo with 3 straight 1,000-yard seasons; DonTrell Moore had 4 straight from 2002-05 while Mike Williams had 3 in a row from 1976-78 has 16 career 100-yard rushing games and 6 in 2008, the most in the MWC 13 rushing TDs in 2008 ranks tied for 4th on the UNM single-season list and equals his total from last year has 3,477 career rushing yards surpassed 4,000 all-purpose yards in his career; he has
- 4,131
- 4th place in MWC history with 34 career rushing TDs 3rd place in MWC history with 37 career TDs overall 3rd place in MWC history with 222 career points for a non-kicker
Senior LB Hebert Felder III
- had a career-high 11 tackles, including a career-high-tying 2.5 tackles for loss, and a 10-yard sack has recorded a TFL in 4 straight games and has 8.0 TFLs and 5.5 sacks in his last 6 games season-totals are now 12.5 tackles for loss and 7.5
- sacks…9.5 TFL and 6.0 sacks have come in 7 MWC games
Senior LB Zach Arnett
- had 9 stops, including 2.0 tackles for loss, has notched a TFL in 8 of his 11 games this season, racking up 5.5 the last three weeks.
Freshman K James Aho
- 2-2 on FGs, connecting from 30 and 32 yards 16 of 21 on FGs in his debut season, which is the most ever by a Lobo freshman…the previous record was 15 by David Margolis in 1989 3 multiple FG games this season…10-11 in the second half and 4-4 in the 4th quarter this fall
Sophomore WR Bryant Williams
- scored his 2nd TD of the year on a 40-yard reverse in the 1st quarter
Redshirt freshman WR Michael Scarlett
- tied a season-high with 3 catches for a career-high 51 yards and officially credited with 3 rushing attempts for
- 14 yards
- also completed a 20-yard pass to Rodney Ferguson
Senior safety Blake Ligon
- had a season-high 8 tackles