Oct. 31, 2009
Recap | Final Stats | Photo Gallery 
Team
After a narrow 23-20 loss at San Diego State, New Mexico is 0-8 for the first time since 1987 when it finished 0-11…UNM has lost 12 straight games, the longest since a 12-game slide in 1987-88…the Lobos’ last win was 70-7 against San Diego State on Oct. 18, 2008
UNM has also dropped 8 consecutive conference games, 8 straight MWC road games and 7 road games in a row
The Lobos had won 8 straight games against San Diego State overall and 6 in a row over the Aztecs at Qualcomm Stadium…UNM’s last loss at SDSU was in 1995
The Lobos led 3-0 at the end of the 1st quarter (and10-0) in the 2nd quarter…the last time UNM blanked an opponent in the 1st quarter was last year against San Diego State when it led 21-0
UNM came into the game allowing 177 rushing yards a game, but gave up just 50 tonight
New Mexico had the ball for 33:38…it came into the game averaging just 26:05 in time of possession the first7 games
The Lobos converted 9 of 20 3rd downs, by far the best of the season…they came into the game last in the nation(120th) at a conversion rate of 24% (24-99)
UNM did not commit a turnover for the first time this season…the Lobos are now 19-5 since 1998 when not committing a turnover
Individual
Senior QB Donovan Porterie
27-52 passing for 277 yards, 1 TD and no interceptions scored the 1st rushing TD of his 33-game career, a 1-yard sneak in the 2nd quarter 119-206 (58%) for 1,270 yards (254 / game) with 7 TDs and 3 INTs the past 5 games passed Casey Kelly for 3rd place all-time at UNM with6,139 career passing yards passed Graham Leigh for 4th place all-time at UNM with5,897 yards of total offense
Sophomore LB Carmen Messina
the nation’s leading tackler had 11 stops for his 7th straight game with double-digit tackles, the longest streak with 10+ tackles by a Lobo since LB/S Quincy Black (now with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers) had 7 in a row in2006
came into the game 1st in the nation in tackles, averaging 13.8 a game; average is now 13.5 also recorded his 3rd sack of the year, giving him 7.0 tackles for loss in 2009 has 108 tackles on the season; last year’s tackles leader was Clint McPeek with 103
Senior WR Daryl Jones
set career-highs with 8 catches and 86 yards, including his 2nd career TD
Sophomore DE Johnathan Rainey
4 tackles, a 7-yard sack and a caused fumble the MWC leader in TFL now has 12.5 on the season, plus7.5 sacks 12.5 TFL and 7.5 sacks matches last year’s sack and TFL leader (Herbert Felder 7.5 and 12.5
Senior DT Kendall Briscoe
5 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack and a fumble recovery has set personal career season bests with 10.5 TFL and 2 sacks…had 1.5 sacks and 3.5 TFL total in his first 3 seasons
True freshman RB Kasey Carrier
did not start, but had 13 carries for 63 yards in just his second collegiate game
Senior WR Victor James
career-high 5 catches for 55 yards
Sophomore K James Aho
2-3 FGs, converting from 35 and 45 yards 9-14 on FGs this season now tied with Vladimir Borombozin for 7th all-time at UNM with 27 FGs
Redshirt freshman WR Quintell Solomon
career-high with 4 catches and 48 yards