Oct. 5, 2008
Recap | Final Stats | Quotes
- New Mexico records its first shutout in a conferencegame since blanking UTEP 35-0 in 1983; that was in theWestern Athletic Conference
- UNM’s last shutout in any game was 23-0 over Nevada inthe 2007 New Mexico Bowl
- New Mexico shuts out Wyoming for the 3rd time in 61meetings between the two schools; UNM blanked the Cowboys28-0 in 1941 and 7-0 in 1952
- The Lobos have won 8 of the last 9 meetings againstWyoming
- UNM has held Wyoming without a TD in the past 2games…the Lobos won 20-3 last year in Laramie…Wyoming’slast TD against the Lobos came in Albuquerque in 2006 atthe 12:48 mark of the 4th quarter
- Wyoming’s offensive averages in its last 6 games againstNew Mexico: 8.8 points and 242.2 yards
- The Lobos took a 7-0 lead 15 seconds into the game; it’sthe first time this year UNM has scored first
- New Mexico has won 14 straight games when scoring first
- After rushing for 317 yards tonight, UNM has exceeded200 yards rushing in consecutive games for the first timesince the 2005 season: 244 vs. BYU and 237 vs.Wyoming…the Lobos gained 297 yards last week at New MexicoState…the 317 yards tonight are the most by UNM since 321yards against New Mexico State in 2004
- Redshirt freshman RB James Wright became the thirddifferent Lobo running back in as many games to reach 100yards rushing this season…Wright finished with 120 yardson 15 carries…Rodney Ferguson and Paul Baker have each hit100 this season as well
- UNM is now 25-5 under Rocky Long when rushing for atleast 225 yards
- The Lobos did not commit a turnover and are now 19-2under Rocky Long when playing mistake-free football…UNMhas just 1 turnover the past 2 games after 12 the first 4games
- Frankie Solomon’s 13-yard interception return was theLobos’ first for a TD since Blake Ligon had one againstSan Diego State in 2006
- After being outscored 72-17 in the 1st quarter of thefirst 5 games, UNM led 14-0 after the first period tonight
- New Mexico was 3 of 4 on 4th down tonight and is now 8of 10 on the season
Individual
Senior RB Rodney Ferguson
- the MWC’s leading rusher (104.6 yards per game) did notdress tonight due to a shoulder injury suffered Sept. 27at New Mexico State; after 40 career games played and 29starts, this is the first time he has missed a game due toinjury
- remains in 4th place all-time at UNM with 2,982 rushingyards, is tied with Mike Williams for 4th place with 27career rushing TDs and is in 7th place with 3,577 careerall-purpose yards
Redshirt freshman TB James Wright
- did not start, but finished with a career-high 120rushing yards and 1 TD in just 15 carries, an average of 8yards per carry…it’s his 2nd game as a Lobo
- became the first UNM freshman to gain 100 rushing yardssince DonTrell Moore did it 4 times in 2002
Senior LB Zach Arnett
- had a career-high 16 tackles, 1 sack and 1 fumblerecovery
- recovered the first fumble of his Lobo career
Senior TB Paul Baker
- made his 1st start of the season and the 3rd in his30-game career; his last start was in last year’s NewMexico Bowl
- finished with 90 yards on 23 carries
Senior LB Herbert Felder
- had 9 tackles, including 3 tackles for loss and 2 sacks,plus a forced fumble and a fumble recovery
Redshirt freshman QB Brad Gruner
- rushed 7 times for 80 yards, including a 52-yard run inthe 2nd quarter
- scored his first career TD on a 2-yard run in the 2ndquarter
Senior CB Glover Quin
- broke up 1 pass to tie Walter Bernard for 5th placeall-time at UNM with 25 PBUs
Junior lobo Ian Clark
- had 7 tackles and a 6-yard sack
- also had 5 punt returns for 84 yards; his seasonaverage is now 20.3 yards on 9 returns
Junior S Frankie Solomon
- intercepted his 1st pass of the season and the 3rd ofhis career, which was returned 13 yards for a TD on thefirst offensive play of the game
Redshirt freshman LB Carmen Messina
- made his first career start tonight; had 3 tackles anda deflected pass that Frankie Solomon returned 13 yardsfor a TD