Sept. 19, 2005
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A pair of old rivals – both undefeated – resume their series Saturday as New Mexico (3-0) travels to UTEP (2-0). Kickoff is 7:06 p.m., Mountain Time from the Sun Bowl in El Paso. The game will be televised live nationally by College Sports Television, which is Channel 610 on DirecTV. Comcast Cable in Albuquerque will pick up the CSTV feed and air it live on Channel 53.
The Lobos are 3-0 for the first time in head coach Rocky Long’s eight seasons – and first time since starting 6-0 in 1997 – after dispatching New Mexico State 38-21. UNM is the lone undefeated team remaining in the Mountain West Conference. New Mexico led the Aggies 38-7 after three quarters, holding a 464 to 185-yard edge in total offense at that time. Senior TB DonTrell Moore gained 120 yards to become the Lobos’ career rushing leader with 3,928 yards. He broke Mike Williams’ 27-year-old record of 3,862 yards. The game attracted a school-record crowd of 44,760 with thousands of fans relegated to standing-room-only and sitting on the grass hill in the southeast corner of the stadium.
UTEP is 2-0 for the first time since 1988 following last Friday’s wild 44-41 double overtime decision against Houston in the Sun Bowl. The game took 4 hours and 26 minutes to complete and featured 175 plays, 1,067 yards of total offense, 53 first downs, 27 penalties for 220 yards and 10 turnovers. The Miners trailed 19-5 early in the third quarter.
This is the first time in 48 years that both UNM and UTEP come into the game undefeated. In 1957, Dick Clausen’s Lobos were 2-0 after wins over New Mexico State and Colorado State. The Miners of head coach Ben Collins were also 2-0 following victories against North Texas State and West Texas State. UTEP edged UNM 15-13 in Albuquerque.
Both teams received votes in this week’s USA Today Coaches’ poll. The Lobos are tied with MWC member Utah for the 37th spot with nine votes. The Miners are right behind in the 39th position with eight votes.
The two schools first met in 1919 and have played 72 times, making it UNM’s second-oldest series next to New Mexico State (96 games). However, this is the first meeting since the Lobos snatched a 26-6 victory in Albuquerque in 2001. Saturday’s intriguing matchup kicks off a four-year home-and-home series through 2008. UTEP will play in Albuquerque Sept. 23, 2006.
The Lobos and Miners previously shared membership in two leagues: the Border Conference from 1935-1950 and the Western Athletic Conference from 1968-1998. New Mexico departed the WAC for the Mountain West Conference in 1999. UTEP is now in Conference USA after 36 years (1968-2004) in the WAC.
Only four times in 106 previous seasons have the Lobos started 4-0 with two of the wins coming on the road. It was accomplished in 1934, 1945, 1982 and 1997.
Prior to the win at Missouri, the Lobos had lost 15 straight non-conference games outside the state of New Mexico dating to 1997 when it won at Utah State.
New Mexico was picked to finish 2nd in the MWC in 2005, while UTEP was selected to finish 1st in the Western Division of Conference USA. The Miners were 8-4 a year ago after going 6-30 between 2001-03. They lost to Colorado in the EV1.net Houston Bowl last year, the Miners’ first bowl appearance since 2000 and second since 1988.
It’s a veteran New Mexico team as 17 starters – including two specialists – return from last year’s squad that went 7-5 overall and 5-2 in the MWC, good for second place. The Lobos welcomed back 41 lettermen, 19 on offense, 19 on defense and three specialists.
SERIES INFORMATION (73rd Meeting) — UNM leads 41-28-3 overall while the Miners have a slim 19-16-2 lead in El Paso.
In a series that started in 1919, the Lobos and Miners play for the first time since 2001 when UNM took a 26-6 win before 41,771 fans at newly-renovayed University Stadium…Saturday’s game is the first of a four-game series…UTEP will be in Albuquerque Sept. 23, 2006
New Mexico has a 24-7 series lead against the Miners since 1970, including 17 straight victories from 1970-86
In that game four years ago, Lobo TB Jarrod Baxter rushed for a career-high 184 yards and 2 TDs and the UNM defense posted a school-record-tying nine sacks…due to the sacks, UTEP had a minus-53 yards rushing, the 4th-lowest total in Lobo history, and just 170 yards of total offense…the Miners also committed 5 turnovers
UTEP won the last meeting at the Sun Bowl, 13-10 in 1999…the Lobos could only muster 179 yards of offense, at the time the lowest total in 10 years…they were also stopped four times at the Miner 1 in the second quarter… the only TD came on a 20-yard pass from QB Eric Jaworsky to Brian Urlacher with 3 seconds left in the game…the Lobos began 4 drives in UTEP territory, but could only get one FG from those opportunities
NEW MEXICO, UTEP STATISTICALLY SPEAKING – Offense could be prominent Saturday. New Mexico is averaging an MWC-leading 35.7 points and 430 yards of total offense after three games. The Miners have two-game averages of 39 points and 427 yards. The passing game appears to be showcased as well with a pair of junior quarterbacks in charge. UNM junior Kole McKamey, this week’s Mountain West Conference co-offensive player of the week, leads the league with a 166.48 pass efficiency rating and in total offense at 293 yards a game. McKamey has completed 63% of his passes for 648 yards, 7 TDs and just 1 TD. He is also averaging 77 rushing yards a game with 2 TDs. UTEP’s Jordan Palmer is averaging 283 passing yards. That said, the secondary for each team could be severely tested. The Lobos currently rank 90th nationally in pass defense, allowing 255.3 yards a game. The Miners are 114th, yielding 339 yards.
Each team has caused its share of turnovers. The Miners are tied for 3rd nationally by forcing 10 TOs while UNM has forced 7 to tie for 15th. UTEP is 2nd in the NCAA with 8 interceptions, the Lobos tied for 6th with 6. New Mexico has committed just one turnover, tying eight other teams for the 3rd-lowest total in the nation. UCLA and Texas Tech have yet to turn it over. The Miners have lost the ball five times in two games.
Quick starts: New Mexico has outscored opponents 31-3 in the first quarter. UTEP has a 19-0 first-period advantage.
STREAKS – The Lobos have won 8 straight regular-season games and 5 in a row at University Stadium. New Mexico has also prevailed in 4 consecutive true road games. The last loss was 28-23 at Air Force a year ago. The school record is 6 from 1981-83. UNM lost a neutral game to Navy in last year’s Emerald Bowl in San Francisco.
UNM has taken 9 straight games when both QB Kole McKamey and TB DonTrell Moore are healthy an entire game. The overall record is 9-1 with the duo in the lineup with the only loss coming in last year’s season opener against Washington State. That compares to a 1-4 mark when one or both are out of the lineup.
THIRD STRAIGHT RECORD FOR SEASON TICKETS – Through Sept. 12, a school-record 17,213 season tickets had been sold in 2005. It’s the third consecutive year UNM has established a record for season tickets. To put that number in perspective, the Lobos averaged just 15,822 fans per game in 1991. A total of 15,729 season tickets were purchased in 2004.
LONG GETS SCHOOL RECORD FOR CAREER VICTORIES – In his eighth season, Rocky Long has become the school’s winningest head coach. The 45-35 decision at Missouri on Sept. 10 was the 42nd victory for Long and pushed him past Roy Johnson, who was 41-32-6 from 1920-30.
The only coach to guide New Mexico to three bowl games, Long has coached more games (88) than any other Lobo mentor. He has a 43-45 record at his alma mater, but is 31-22 since 2001. UNM is 18-10 since the start of the 2003 season and has won 17 of its past 24 since Sept. 27, 2003.
Late last season, UNM and Long agreed on a contract extension good through the 2009 season. A raise of approximately $100,000 per year kicked in Jan. 1, 2005, increasing Long’s total package to more than $425,000 annually.
LOBO-MINER TIES – Rocky Long and Mike Price have not squared off as head coaches, but they have crossed paths several times when both were in the Pac-10. Price was the head coach at Washington State from 1989-2002. Long was defensive coordinator at Oregon State from 1991-95 and at UCLA in 1996-97.
Despite the close proximity of the schools, no UNM or UTEP players were teammates in high school. The Lobos do not have anyone on their roster who attended an El Paso high school.
UTEP TB Tyler Ebell has faced the Lobos. He was a freshman at UCLA when the Lobos and Bruins met in the 2002 Las Vegas Bowl. Ebell rushed 25 times for 70 yards, including a 1-yard TD in the fourth quarter of UCLA’s 27-13 victory. Ebell gained 149 yards on 24 carries in last week’s victory over Houston.
UTEP junior DE Justin Watson is a 2002 graduate of Farmington (N.M.) High School. This is Watson’s first season of competition with the Miners after playing his first two years (2002-03) at New Mexico Highlands.
UNM cornerbacks coach Troy Reffett came to Albuquerque following the 2003 season after spending 14 seasons at UTEP, including 2002 and `03 as the Miners’ defensive coordinator under former head coach Gary Nord. Reffett also tutored UTEP’s cornerbacks and free safeties.
Reffett joined the UTEP coaching staff in 1990 as a graduate assistant. He directed the outside linebackers from 1993-96, and the defensive backs from 1997-01. The native of Cynthiana, Ky., also served as the Miners’ recruiting coordinator from 1996-01.
Reffett came to UTEP in 1985 as a walk-on out of Eastwood High School in El Paso. He helped the Miners to a 10-2 record his junior year, including an Independence Bowl berth. Reffett’s career was highlighted by academic and athletic superlatives. As a junior and senior he was named a WAC Scholar Athlete and to the WAC All-Academic team, and was recognized as the team’s defensive back of the year. In 1988, Reffett etched his name into the school record book with a 97-yard interception return for a touchdown versus San Diego State, the fourth-longest in school history. Reffett tallied 145 tackles, five interceptions, 10 pass break-ups and six tackles for losses in his UTEP career. His best season was 1989 when he had 104 tackles, three interceptions and seven pass deflections as a senior.
Lobos head athletics trainer Dave Binder spent 13 years as UTEP’s trainer before coming to UNM in March of 1995. A native of Big Springs, Texas, Binder received both his bachelor’s degree (1973) and master’s degree (1975) from UTEP. During his tenure in El Paso, Binder was recognized with the school’s highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award. He is a member of the UTEP Sports Hall of Fame and was elected to the El Paso Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.
UTEP NOTES – Second-year head coach Mike Price is facing a New Mexico team for the first time in his career. Price has a career record of 139-126, including 10-4 at UTEP. He is the 11th winningest active coach in Div. I-A football. The 1997 National Coach of the Year while at Washington State, Price spent 14 years at Washington State (1989-2002) and eight seasons at Weber State (1981-88). Price was in attendance at Pullman, Wash., on Sept. 20, 2003, when the Lobos lost to WSU 23-13.
After struggling through three straight 2-win seasons from 2001-03 (6-30 overall), Price led the Miners to an 8-4 mark and the EV1.net Houston Bowl in his first year.
The Miners are 6-1 in the Sun Bowl under Price with an average victory margin of 25 points and two shutouts.
For the second time in three weeks, the Lobos will be facing an experienced quarterback in junior Jordan Palmer. The younger brother of 2002 Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer (Southern Cal), Jordan Palmer has passed for 4,555 yards in his career. The 6-5, 230-pounder from Mission Viejo, Calif., ranks second all-time at UTEP with 39 career TD passes.
Senior WR Chris Francies has caught a pass in 35 consecutive games, the 3rd-longest streak in the nation behind Wyoming’s Jovon Bouknight 39 and Bowling Green’s Charles Sharon 37.
Junior WR Johnnie Lee Higgins, Jr., has been clocked at 4.18 seconds in the 40-yard dash. Senior LB Thomas Howard, 6-foot-3 and 240 pounds, has run a 4.33. Higgins touched the ball 10 times last week against Houston, gaining 251 all-purpose yards. He caught 6 passes for 156 yards and 3 TDs against the Cougars.
The Miners’ current depth chart lists only two senior starters on defense in Howard and DT Chris Mineo.
NEW MEXICO STATE RECAP – DonTrell Moore ran for 120 yards to become New Mexico’s all-time career rushing leader and Kole McKamey threw two touchdown passes in the 38-21 win over New Mexico State.
Moore’s record setter was an 8-yard run up the middle to the New Mexico State 24 with 10:26 left in the second quarter. Three plays later he took a screen pass from McKamey, cut to his left and went in untouched from 24 yards. The score capped a 91-yard, 19-play drive that consumed 9 1/2 minutes and gave the Lobos a 14-0 lead. The march was aided by an NMSU rounghing-the-punter penalty.
Moore, now with 3,928 career rushing yards, broke the previous record of 3,862 yards set by Mike Williams from 1975-78. He and McKamey, who ran for 152 yards, led the Lobos to a season-high 314 yards rushing. New Mexico State’s last two scores came after New Mexico had built a 38-7 lead.
New Mexico defensive back Gabriel Fulbright had two interceptions, both of which led to Lobo points. The first, just before halftime, set up Kenny Byrd’s 36-yard field goal and the second, which he picked off at the NMSU 36 and returned to the 18, set up a 3-yard touchdown by Moore. That drive took just 1:08 and three plays, with Moore accounting for all 18 yards with three rushes.
McKamey was a picture of productivity. He was 12-of-19 passing for 172 yards and his 17-yard TD pass to tight end John Mulchrone on the Lobos’ opening drive set the tone. The one mistake McKamey made was to throw an interception – the Lobos’ first turnover this season. Aggie safety Eric Carrie picked off McKamey’s pass in the end zone in the third quarter.
The game was played before a University Stadium record crowd of 44,760.
NEW MEXICO STATE POSTGAME NOTES – The attendance was a University Stadium record 44,760 – the biggest crowd ever to watch a football game in the state of New Mexico…the previous best was the 44,075 that watched UNM defeat New Mexico State 24-7 on Sept. 27, 2003…the Lobos are now averaging 41,146 fans after two games, or 106% of seating capacity, which is 38,634
New Mexico senior DonTrell Moore became the Lobos’ all-time leading rusher five minutes into the second quarter…the 2005 Doak Walker and Walter Camp award candidate tied Mike Williams’ (1975-78) record of 3,862 with a 5-yard run, then went for 8 yards on the next play to take over the career rushing record…Moore finished the night with 120 yards on 24 carries and 1 rushing touchdown in just 3 quarters of play, giving him 3,928 career yards…it was his first 100-yard game of the season in his third game back since suffering a torn ACL in the first quarter of the 2004 Emerald Bowl…Moore now has 20 career 100-yard games and has gone over the century mark in 12 of his last 16 home games…he also pulled in two passes for 23 yards, including a 24-yard TD off a screen pass
UNM senior CB Gabriel Fulbright recorded two more interceptions, the fourth multiple interception game of his career and second this season…the 2005 Jim Thorpe and Bronko Nagurski Award candidate tied UNLV’s Kevin Thomas (1999-01) for the MWC record with 14 career INTs…he also moved into a tie with Sharay Fields (1978-80) for 3rd on the UNM all-time list…Fulbright’s five picks this year matches his 12-game total from 2004
Lobo junior QB Kole McKamey became the first Lobo to record at least 150 yards rushing and 150 yards passing in a game…he notched the third 100-yard rushing game of his career, finishing with 152 yards on 14 carries…the 152 yards ties a career-high set against Wyoming on Nov. 20, 2004…McKamey gave UNM a 21-0 lead with his 71-yard TD off an option keeper…he also had an 80-yard scoring run against Wyoming in last year’s home finale
McKamey was 12 of 19 passing for 172 yards and 2 TDs…he did throw his 1st interception of the season in the 3rd quarter, which was the Lobos’ 1st turnover of the season…McKamey had not thrown an interception since the end of the 2nd quarter against Navy in last year’s Emerald Bowl…he attempted 71 passes between interceptions
McKamey’s interception came in the Aggies’ endzone…the Lobos had not committed a turnover in a red zone situation since last year’s game against New Mexico State, also a McKamey interception in the end zone
It is the second time in four games (and second of his career) that McKamey has thrown for 100 yards and run for 100 yards in a game…he ran for 138 yards and threw for 207 yards against Navy in the Emerald Bowl last season…no Lobo has ever registered three 100-100 games
DonTrell Moore (120) and Kole McKamey (152) both rushed for over 100 yards in a game for the first time since Wyoming last season…McKamey and Moore ran for 152 and 150 yards, respectively, in UNM’s 16-9 win over the Cowboys on Nov. 20
The Lobos marched on one of the longest scoring drives in school history en route to their second TD of the night…the 19-play, 91-yard drive ran 9:30 off the clock…the plays and time of possession were the longest in head coach Rocky Long’s tenure…the drive was possible after a roughing the punter penalty against the Aggies
The UNM defense collected a season-high 6 sacks led by junior LB Quincy Black’s 1.5 sacks…Black also had six tackles…UNM entered the game with 3 sacks and now leads the MWC with 9 dumps
Junior OG Bo Greer had a 94% grade and 6 knockdown blocks…junior OG Robert Turner led the team with 10 KDs
UNM junior kicker Kenny Byrd stayed perfect with his third field goal of the season, a 36-yarder to end the first half…Byrd also sent a career-high 6 kickoffs into the end zone for touchbacks and now has 10 on the year…UNM notched 10 touchbacks in all of 2004
The Lobos scored a TD on their opening drive for the 4th straight game…it was a 9-play, 82-yard march that resulted in a 17-yard TD pass from McKamey to TE John Mulchrone…Mulchrone was also the recipient the previous week at Missouri, snaring a 6-yarder to open the game
Senior WR Hank Baskett caught 3 passes for 58 yards…he now ranks 10th all-time at UNM with 92 career receptions
New Mexico won the turnover battle 3-1 (3 interceptions) and is 16-1 since 2003 when commiting fewer turnovers than the opponent
NEW SIGHTS FOR DonTrell Moore – After becoming the school’s career rushing leader with a 120-yard performance against New Mexico State, DonTrell Moore will now turn his attention to erasing some other standards:
> needs 72 yards to become the 65th player in the history of NCAA Div. I-A football to reach 4,000 yards for a career…only 10 have reached 5,000 yards > needs 3 rushing TDs to break Luke Staley’s (BYU) MWC record of 41 > needs 3 TDs overall to break Staley’s MWC record of 48 > needs 15 points to break Staley’s MWC record of 290 points
After gaining 1,091 yards his junior season, Moore has a shot at becoming just the sixth player in the history of NCAA Div. I-A football to reach 1,000 yards rushing four times in a career: Tony Dorsett (Pittsburgh 1973-76), Amos Lawrence (North Carolina 1977-80), Denvis Manns (New Mexico State 1995-98), Ron Dayne (Wisconsin 1996-99) and Cedric Benson (Texas 2001-04) were the first five
Moore ranks No. 2 among all active NCAA rushing leaders with 3,928 career yards. Memphis’ DeAngelo Williams tops the list at 4,352 yards. Moore ranks No. 1 among active ballcarriers with 815 rushing attempts.
Moore is UNM’s career leader in rushing TDs (39), overall TDs (46), points (276) and 100-yard rushing games (20). He is 2nd in career rushing attempts (815) and 3rd in all-purpose yards (4,618).
Moore has eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark in 12 of his last 16 home games dating to the 2002 season. He is also responsible for 31 TDs (24 rushing, 6 receiving, 1 passing) in the past 16 home games. Moore has averaged 125.7 rushing yards (2,011 total) in his last 16 games at University Stadium.
EARLY OFFENSIVE RETURNS VERY IMPRESSIVE – It has only been three games, but the Lobo offense appears to be on track for a very productive season, at least compared to last year and especially from a passing standpoint: where there has been dramatic improvement:
There’s also lot of balance in the attack as UNM is averaging 201 yards rushing and 229 yards passing through 3 games. Averages of more than 200 yards running and throwing for an entire season has happened just three other times: 1986 (200.3 rush and 238.8 pass), 1994 (210.6 rush/261 pass) and 1995 (216 rush/202 pass).
In 2004, only Rice and Buffalo threw fewer TD passes (5) than the Lobos’ 6, which was the least by a New Mexico team since 1972 when it had 3.
McKAMEY LEADING THE WAY ON OFFENSE – Guiding the rejuvented offense is junior QB Kole McKamey, who certainly seems to be coming of age in the Lobos’ new set. The past 4 games, the dual threat from Artesia, N.M., has completed 63% (61-97) of his passes for 855 yards with just 3 interceptions and 8 TDs. He’s also run for 369 yards, providing a total offense average of 306 yards a game while being responsible for 11 TDs.
McKamey is now 10-4 in his career as the Lobos’ starting quarterback. He has averaged 104.2 yards on the ground in his last 5 games, including 100-yard efforts versus Wyoming (152), Navy (38) and New Mexico State (152)
McKamey has been the beneficiary of solid protection from his offensive line in 2005 as opponents have sacked him just once in 3 games, the lowest total in the MWC
McKAMEY, MOORE MAKE A DIFFERENCE – UNM is now 9-1 when both QB Kole McKamey and TB DonTrell Moore are healthy an entire game, the only loss coming against Washington State a year ago…that compares to 1-4 when one or both are out of the lineup…McKamey missed the second half of the Oregon State game last year and did not make the trip to Air Force due to a concussion; UNM lost both games…Moore sat out nearly all of the second half at New Mexico State a year ago and did not play against Utah due to a strained knee…he missed more than three quarters of the Emerald Bowl after sustaining a knee injury…the Lobos went 1-2 in those games, winnning only against NMSU
FULBRIGHT TO THE RESCUE – The nation’s leader in interceptions with 5, senior CB Gabriel Fulbright has been a one-man drive stopper. He needs 1 more pick to set the MWC record of 15. Two more and he will be the Lobos’ top thief, surpassing Jay Morrison and Randy Rich. A look at Fulbright’s big interceptions in 2005:
UNLV (1): It comes with 1:20 left in the game and UNM clinging to a 24-22 lead. The Rebels had just scored and recovered an onside kick. Fulbright snared the errant throw at the Lobo 35. New Mexico was able to run out the clock for the win.
at Missouri (2): His first came in the first quarter at the Mizzou 46. His second was a game-saver again. The Lobos had just taken a 38-35 lead on a 40-yard Kenny Byrd FG with 4:22 left. In zone coverage just like UNLV, Fulbright intercepted with 3:15 remaining in the game. Four plays later, the Lobos iced it on a 9-yard TD pass from Kole McKamey to Hank Baskett.
New Mexico State (2): Both interceptions led to points. His first came late in the first half. UNM had just punted following an 80-yard NMSU bomb that trimmed the Lobo lead to 21-7. Fulbright’s 18-yard return led to a 36-yard Byrd FG with 1 second left before halftime. On the Aggies’ first pass attempt of the second half, Fulbright returned it 36 yards to the NMSU 18. Three plays later, DonTrell Moore scored from 3 yards out and a 31-7 Lobo advantage.
BASKETT CATCHES AND CATCHES – Coming off an All-America performance at Missouri that netted Hank Baskett MWC Offensive Player of the Week honors, the senior wide receiver has put together some very impressive numbers after just 3 games in 2005:
> Tied a school record with 3 TD receptions at Missouri > 10 catches for 209 yards at Missouri to become just the 3rd Lobo to surpass 200 receiving yards in a game…the 209 yards are tied for the most in an NCAA Div. I-A game in 2005 > 19 receptions, 399 yards and 4 TDs after just 3 games > Baskett currently ranks 6th in the nation in receiving yards per game (133.0) and 30th in receptions per game (6.3) > Dating to last year’s Emerald Bowl against Navy, Baskett has caught 24 passes for 514 yards and 4 TDs 4-game span > 12 career receiving TDs ranks tied for 7th all-time at New Mexico > Has 39% of UNM’s receptions on the season (19 of 49) and 58% of the yards (399 of 687) > Is averaging a whopping 21 yards per reception
MORE OFFENSIVE NOTES – The Lobos surpassed 200 yards rushing (202) and passing (229) at Missouri, totals they accomplished just one time last year, versus Navy (212 rushing, 207 passing) in the Emerald Bowl
UNM totaled 17 points in the fourth quarter at Missouri, the most in the final period since scoring 21 in a 42-28 loss at Texas Tech in 2003…after 3 games, the Lobos have scored 24 points in the fourth quarter compared to just 47 points in 12 games all of last year
SIMPLE FORMULA: FEWER TURNOVERS MEANS MORE WINS – Since Rocky Long started at New Mexico, the Lobos have a 14-1 record when they do not turn the ball over. The only loss came in the 1999 season opener, a 13-10 setback at UTEP. UNM has won 13 straight since.
The Lobos are 34-9 under Long when committing fewer turnovers than the opponent – 16-1 since 2003 – but 5-30 when UNM has more giveaways.
STATISTICAL TRENDS – The Lobos are 26-2 since 2002 when taking a lead into the fourth quarter. The only losses were in 2001 (led BYU 13-10, but lost 24-20) and last year’s opener against Washington State (led 14-7, but lost 21-17).
During that same time, UNM is 21-2 when scoring first. The two setbacks came against Utah State in 2002 and against Navy in last year’s Emerald Bowl.