Nov. 7, 2009
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2009 New Mexico Football
Postgame Notes
UNM at Utah o Nov. 7, 2009
Team
- After the 45-14 loss at Utah, New Mexico is 0-9 for the first time since 1987 when it finished 0-11…UNM has lost13 straight games, the longest since a 21-game skid from 1967-69…the Lobos’ last win was 70-7 against San Diego State on Oct. 18, 2008
- UNM has also dropped 9 consecutive conference games, 9 straight MWC road games and 8 road games in a row
- New Mexico brought 59 players on the trip, 34 of those freshmen (19) and sophomores (15)
Individual
Sophomore LB Carmen Messina
- the nation’s leading tackler tied a career-high with 19stops (also 19 vs. Air Force) for his 8th straight gamewith double-digit tackles…that’s the longest streak of10+ tackles by a Lobo since S Brian Urlacher had 11 in arow in 1998 (last 8 games) and 1999 (first 3 games)
- came into the game 1st in the nation in tackles,averaging 13.5 a game; average is now 14.1
- has 127 tackles on the season; last year’s tacklesleader was Clint McPeek with 103
Senior P Adam Miller
- a 51.2-yard average on 8 punts, including a career-long65-yarder
- had a career-high 5 kicks land inside the 20; only had6 in the first 8 games
- came into the game 2nd in the MWC and 11th nationally at43.7 yards…average is now 44.8
- the single-season UNM record is 45.6 by A.L. Terpeningin 1954, a figure that led the NCAA…Mike Nesbitt had a45-yard average in 1993
Senior QB Donovan Porterie
- 15-32 passing for 186 yards, 1 TD and 2 interceptions
- tied Steve Myer for 5th place all-time at UNM with 28career TD passes
True freshman RB Kasey Carrier
- 11 rushes for 54 yards, leading the team for the secondstraight week
- also had a 28-yard kickoff return
Senior LB Clint McPeek
- 10 tackles, his 4th double-digit tackle game of theseason and the 9th of his career
Redshirt freshman QB B.R. Holbrook
- played UNM’s final 2 offensive series and rushed 5 timesfor 21 yards and was 6-10 passing for 66 yards and hisfirst career TD pass (15 yards)
Senior WR Victor James
- 2 catches for 23 yards and his first career TD reception(15 yards)
True freshman CB Emmanuel McPhearson
- made his first career start and grabbed his first careerinterception
- also had 5 tackles
Sophomore DE Jaymar Latchison
- tied a career-high with 2 tackles for loss…now has 7.5TFL on the season
Sophomore RB James Wright
- had a career-long reception of 21 yards