New Mexico Football Postgame Notes vs. TCU
 
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Nov. 3, 2007

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TEAM

  • New Mexico was shutout for the first time in 64 games since a 49
  • 0 loss to Texas Tech in 2002
  • The last time UNM was shutout in a conference game was in 1992 (35
  • 0 at BYU)
  • The Lobos had their lowest offensive output (119) since gaining 114 total yards in a 17
  • 7 loss at Oregon State in 2004.
  • New Mexico's rushing total (28) was its lowest since gaining 6 yards in a 55
  • 14 loss to OSU in the 2003 Las Vegas Bowl.
  • TCU's points scored (37), rushing yards (238), rushing attempts (60) were the most against the Lobos this year
  • Joseph Turner became the first player in 10 games to go over 100 yards rushing against UNM (Curtis Brown, BYU, 2006)
  • Turner's 28 rushing attempts were the most by an individual vs. UNM since Colorado State's Kyle Bell (30) in 2005

    INDIVIDUAL

    Sophomore lobo (safety) Ian Clark

  • Doubled his previous career high with 16 tackles
  • the most by a Lobo since 2005 (LB Mike Mohoric, 20 vs. Air Force)
  • Made the first start of his 22
  • game career

    Senior DE Michael Tuohy

  • Recorded 2.0 tackles for loss, giving him 33.5 in his career
  • 1 shy of tying for 9th on the UNM all
  • time list

    Senior WR Marcus Smith

  • 171 all
  • purpose yards tonight (4 catches
  • 39 yards, 8 kickoff returns
  • 132 yards)
  • Moved into 8th on the UNM career all
  • purpose yardage list with 3,127 (45 games)
  • Passed Dwight Counter to move into 8th on the UNM all
  • time list with 125 career receptions
  • Moved into 10th place on the UNM career receiving yardage list with 1,710

    Senior P Jordan Scott

  • Landed a career
  • high 4 of his 11 punts (also a career
  • high) inside the 10
  • yard line and had 5 inside the 20
  • Now has a career
  • high 22 punts inside the 20 this year, including 9 inside the 10
  • Forced 7 fair catches, but allowed positive punt return yardage (22) for first time in 4 games and just the 4th game all season

    Junior TB Rodney Ferguson

  • Held to the lowest rushing total (28 yards) in 22 games as a starter

    Sophomore lobo (safety) Clint McPeek

  • The Lobos' leading tackler did not play due to a neck injury after starting the first 8 games of the 2007 season

    MISC.

  • New Mexico lost for just the 4th time in its last 13 road games overall and dropped to 13
  • 5 in MWC road games since 2003
  • UNM has lost 3 in a row to TCU since defeating the Horned Frogs 40
  • 10 in Fort Worth in 1997
  • The Lobos have lost 9 in a row in the state of Texas since the 1997 win at TCU
  • New Mexico fell to 0
  • 3 this year when it does not score first
     

     

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