Nov. 17, 2007

Recap |  Final Stats

New Mexico Football Postgame Notes vs. Utah
Salt Lake City (Rice-Eccles Stadium)

TEAM

- New Mexico's defense allowed just 21 points...Utah final offensive TD came on a 24-yard drive
- Utah RB Darrell Mack was held to just 77 yards on 24 carries, including 24 on 11 carries in the 2nd half
- Sacked Ute QB Brian Johnson 3 times and limited him to 165 yards (16-27) and an INT
- 8 sacks over the last 2 games after going 4 in a row without any

INDIVIDUAL

Junior CB DeAndre Wright (All-MWC Candidate)
- Tied his career-long with 42-yard return on his 3rd interception of the year and 8th of his career to set up first Lobo TD
- Allowed 3 completions for a total of 17 yards and none over 15 yards
- Just 2 long passes allowed, 5 break-ups and an INT in his last 8 games
- Also had a 3-yard solo tackle for loss

Junior TB Rodney Ferguson (All-MWC Candidate)
- 110 yards from scrimmage and a TD on 21 touches (5.2 avg.)
- 100+ yards from scrimmage in 12 of last 15 games (14 in his career)
- Averaging 131.9 scrimmage yards in his last 15 games (1,979 total - 1,583 rushing, 396 receiving)
- Now tied for 7th on the UNM single season list with 12 rushing TDs
- 268 carries this year are 3rd on the UNM single season list
- Scored from 3 yards out on a 4th-and-1 play in the 3rd quarter
- Has scored a TD or picked up a 1st down on 6 of 7 4th down rushing attempts this year

Senior K John Sullivan (All-America & MWC Special Teams Player of the Year Candidate)
- Set MWC record and extended his own school record with his 24th field goal of the year
- Has kicked a FG in all 10 games he's appeared in this fall
- Kicking with a torn ACL in his left (plant) leg that he suffered in late April of 2007

Senior P Jordan Scott (All-MWC Candidate)
- 40.5 net average on his 9 punts and forced 7 more fair catches, giving him a MWC best 38 this fall
- Allowed just 1 return and still has a league-low 12 returns against on 66 punts this season

Sophomore LOBO (S) Ian Clark
- Had double-digit tackles (11) for the third straight week and continues to lead the team with 73 this fall
- Over the past 7 games (3 starts) he has: 63 tackles (9.0/game), 2 forced fumbles and fumble return for a TD
- Had just 10 tackles first 4 games of the season

Senior WR Marcus Smith (All-MWC Candidate)
- Now has 78 catches this season for 909 yards
- 3rd on the UNM single-season reception list - 10 shy of Terance Mathis' school record (88 - 1989)
- Tied for 6th on the UNM career list with 140 catches
- 10th on the UNM single-season yardage list; 8th on the UNM career yardage list

Senior DE Michael Tuohy (All-MWC Candidate)
- 19.0 career sacks ties John Wingate (1994-97) for 6th on the UNM all-time list and is one shy of the MWC record
- It's the most at UNM since half sacks began to be tallied in 1992
- 36.5 career tackles for loss ranks 7th all-time at UNM (assisted TFLs were not tallied until 2003)
- Career-high 12.5 TFLs (9 solo, 7 assists) this year and has a TFL in 5 straight games

Senior DE Tyler Donaldson (All-MWC Candidate)
- Career-high 12.5 tackles for loss on the year and has notched a stop in the backfield in 8 of 11 games
- Last 2 games: (6 tackles), 4.5 TFL and 2.0 sacks

Junior CB Glover Quin (All-MWC Candidate)
- Thrown at 3 times and did not allow any long passes (15+ yards)
- 6 pass break-ups - all coming in the last 6 games - and has not allowed a TD pass all year

MISC.

- New Mexico has not lost consecutive MWC road games since 2000 (at UNLV and BYU)
- 9-5 in last 14 road games overall and 13-6 in MWC road games since 2003
- New Mexico lost in Salt Lake City for the first time since 2001
- UNM played in front of its 2nd-largest crowd of the year (43,788)