(Note: The following story was written by the Associated Press and was edited by UNM Media Relations.)
San Diego, California — The University of New Mexico Lobos came frombehind to earn a 13-13 tie with Montana State College in the first San Diego Harbor Bowl before a crowd of 7,000.
Both teams displayed a flashy brand offootball which kept the fans on edge throughout. New Mexico opened the scoring soon afterthe game started when Hubert Hackett connected on a 26-yard pass to Lou Cullen. Hackett’s place kick was wide.
Montana State surged back shortly after the second period started sparked by Neil Brooks 48- yard dash from scrimmage to paydirt. The placekick was blocked but Gene Bourdet picked up the ball and ran over for the extra point (allowed at this time).
Bill Nelson set the stage for the next score when he took Bourdet’s short pass at midfield and streaked 42 yards down the sideline to the Lobo 8. After three plays netted just one yard, Bourdet passed to Ken Card on fourth down putting the Bobcats in front. The kick was again blocked.
The Lobos tied the count early in the fourth quarter as Cullen and quarterback Bryan Brock combined to engineer a 75-yard drive on the ground and through the air. Brock scored from two yards out cutting over tackle. Hackett’s kick was good to knot the score.
The Lobos had a chance to win the game in the final minutes. UNM drove to the Montana State 12, however, Brock was thrown for a 12-yard loss. Hackett eventually tried a field goal from 35 yards out but failed.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| Montana State | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| New Mexico | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | |
| Scoring | ||||||
| UNM – Cullen 26 pass from Hackett (kick failed) | ||||||
| MSU – Brooks 48 run (Bourdet run) | ||||||
| MSU – Card 7 pass from Bourdet (kick blocked) | ||||||
| UNM – Brock 2 run (Hackett kick) | ||||||
| Statistics | ||||||
| UNM | MSU | |||||
| First Downs | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Rushing Yards | 182 | 155 | ||||
| Passing Yards | 83 | 180 | ||||
| Passing | 4-13-3 | 7-16-3 | ||||
| Total Offense | 265 | 335 | ||||
| Punts-Avg. | 38.0 | 50.0 | ||||