Oct. 28, 2006
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MISC.
New Mexico has won 3 straight games for the first time since opening the 2005 season 3-0...UNM is 8-2 in its last 10 MWC road games and has won 15 of its last 20 away from home...New Mexico's 22 MWC victories are No. 2 in the league, behind Utah's 23, since 2002.
New Mexico notched its third straight come-from-behind victory and second in a row when trailing in the 4th quarter
Since 2001, the Lobos are 23-6 in regular season games played on Oct. 15 or later and 153 in such games since 2003.
UNM has won back-to-back games in Fort Collins for the first time since the 1979 & '81 seasons.
The Lobos have won 3 straight conference games for the first time since closing the 2004 regular season with 5 straight wins.
TEAM
The Lobo defense limited Colorado State to 37 yards on 26 rushing attempts (1.4 avg.)...it's the second-fewest by a UNM opponent this year (UTEP - 23 att., 30 yds.). UNM added 3 more sacks, giving the team 23 on the season.
New Mexico recorded its ninth interception of the season...the Lobos have an INT in 7 of 9 games this year and their last 7 road games overall.
UNM scored on both trips inside the red zone and has come away with points on 2425 trips (13 FGs, 11 TDs) inside the 20 this year.
New Mexico allowed CSU to score on 12 trips inside the red zone and have stopped opponents 5 times in 28 red zone chances.
After allowing 27 sacks in the first 7 games (4.5 avg.), New Mexico has allowed 4 total the past two weeks.
INDIVIDUAL
Senior Lou Groza Award candidate Kenny Byrd kicked two
more field goals, including the game-winner from 33 yards
out as time expired in the 4th quarter...it was Byrd's 2nd
game-winning FG of the year and 3rd of his career (all
coming on the road)...a former walk-on who never played
football before college, Byrd has hit 22 straight field
goals inside 40 yards over the past 2 years.
Byrd has connected on 9-10 field goals in the past four
games and 15-19 this year...all 4 misses have come from 45
yards or longer...the 15 FGs are tied for 5th on the UNM
single season list.
He is now 29-37 in his career (78.4%)...Byrd is tied with
Wes Zunker for 4th on the school list for FGs made and is
2nd all-time in FG percentage.
Redshirt freshman QB Donovan Porterie improved to 3-0 as
the Lobos' starter, engineering a gamewinning, late 4th
quarter scoring drive for the second straight
week...Porterie was 3-3 passing for 33 yards, scrambled 6
yards for a 1st down and drew CSU offsides with a hard
count on a 3rd-and-5 play in the final 3 minutes of the
game.
In his 3 games as a starter, Porterie has helped UNM
erase deficits of 14 (at UNLV), 21 (vs. Utah) and 9 points
(at CSU).
Senior Lobo (S/LB) Quincy Black had his string of
double-digit tackle games snapped at 7, but recorded his
second interception of the year (15-yard return) on the
first play of the 4th quarter to set up a Lobo TD.
Black recorded his 3rd INT in the past 11 games (81
return yards)...the All-MWC candidate also had a pass
break-up on a deep 3rd down pass late in the 4th quarter
to go along with 7 tackles.
Sophomore CB DeAndre Wright broke up a pair of passes and
is among the MWC leaders with 10 passes defended this year
(7 PBU, 3 INT).
Junior WR Marcus Smith notched 6 catches for 81 yards...the
receptions are the most for Smith since pulling in 8 in
the season-opener vs. Portland State...he has 10 grabs for
217 yards and 2 TDs in the past two games.
Junior DE Tyler Donaldson had a career-high 2.5 tackles
for loss and notched his 4th sack of the year, while
junior DE Michael Tuohy had 1.5 TFL and assisted on a
sack...the Lobos' bookends on the defensive line have
combined for 16.0 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks this
year.
Donaldson has 5.5 TFL and 3.0 sacks in MWC play...Tuohy
has 14.5 sacks and 23.0 tackles for loss in his career.
Sophomore CB Glover Quin recorded two more break-ups,
giving him a team-high 9 PBUs on the year.
Junior WR Travis Brown had a TD reception for the second
straight week, a 35-yarder on the 2nd play of the 4th
quarter...Brown has caught a pass in 21 straight games and
26 of his 29 career games.
