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Over 37,000 fans braved swealtering heat in the Lobos' rare Labor Day season-opener against UNLV. (Photo by David Benyak)
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The Red Menace section made their presence felt once again, helping UNM average a school-record 38,341 fans per game or 99% capactiy of University Stadium. (Photo by David Benyak)
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Hank Baskett III set an early tone for his senior season, racking up 132 yards on six catches, including this 47-yard TD, versus the Rebels. (Photo by David Benyak)
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OG Robert Turner helps Baskett celebrate the first UNM touchdown of the year. (Photo by David Benyak)
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Sophomore LB Cody Kase closes in on Rebel QB Shane Steichen. Kase finished the season with a team-high 11.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks. (Photo by David Benyak)
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Sophomore Michael Tuohy introduces himself to UNLV RB JaJa Riley. (Photo by David Benyak)
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Junior QB Kole McKamey completed 20-29 passes for 288 yards and also had 38 yards rushing against UNLV. (Photo by David Benyak)
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Junior transfer John Mulchrone had an immediate impact on the passing game, setting up the Lobos' second score vs. UNLV with this season-long gain of 32 yards. (Photo by David Benyak)
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Senior CB Gabe Fulbright just missed this acrobatic PBU, but later secured the UNM victory with a late INT against UNLV. (Photo by David Benyak)
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TE Logan Hall celebrates this 19-yard grab against the Rebels. (Photo by David Benyak)
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Senior C Ryan Cook locks up Rebel tackle Howie Fuimaono and keeps one eye on the umpire. (Photo by David Benyak)
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A weary McKamey heads down to the south end zone after the UNLV game. (Photo by David Benyak)
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McKamey options to DonTrell Moore at Missouri. McKamey finished with 229 yards total offense, 3 passing TDs and no turnovers to help the Lobos upset the Big 12 Tigers. (Photo by the Columbia Tribune)
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It was Baskett, however, that dazzled the Mizzou fans and secondary with his 10-catch, 209-yard, 3-TD performance. (Photo by the Columbia Tribune)
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New Mexico's 2006 captains (L-R): DonTrell Moore, Mike Mohoric, Hank Baskett III, Marcus Parker(Photo by David Benyak)
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DE Evroy Thompson, a seventh-year senior, earned first team all-MWC honors, recording 40 tackles, 9.5 TFLs, 5 sacks and 13 QB hurries. (Photo by David Benyak)
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Fulbright grabbed two more interceptions against New Mexico State, including this career-long 38-yard return. (Photo by David Benyak)
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While the Lobos' winning streak came to an end at UTEP, the defense turned in its best performance of the year, limiting the high-powered Miners to just 248 yards. (Photo by David Benyak)
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Mike Mohoric and Michael Tuohy dropped UTEP QB Jordan Palmer for a sack and helped pressure the Miner standout to a 16-31, 178-yard passing day. (Photo by David Benyak)
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DonTrell Moore proved to be up to the task all year against top defenses. Moore finished with 161 yards against UTEP. (Photo by David Benyak)
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Mohoric celebrates after stuffing TCU RB Robert Merrill for a loss on 4th down play late in the first half. (Photo by Mike Stone)
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Baskett got the best of TCU CB Quincy Butler, a first team all-MWC selection, on this 3rd-and-long catch...(Photo by Mike Stone)
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...and again on this acrobatic 6-yard jump ball in the end zone. (Photo by Mike Stone)
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Moore had little trouble with the league's No. 1 defense, piling up 228 all-purpose yards and scored 3 TDs, including this 1-yard plunge. (Photo by Mike Stone)
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After UNM had tied the game at 28, TCU QB Jeff Ballard somehow completed this fourth down pass for a 38-yard TD, despite the big hit from Lobo safety OJ Swift. (Photo by Mike Stone)
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Lobos Tyson Ditmore and Athony Kilby salute the crowd before the BYU game. (Photo by David Benyak)
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WR Travis Brown scored his first career touchdown, bowling over a Cougar DB to cap a 16-yard run.(Photo by David Benyak)
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DonTrell Moore became just the sixth player in NCAA D-I history to rush for 1,000 yards four times with this 37-yard dash late in the first quarter. (Photo by David Benyak)
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Moore is mobbed by his teammates on the sideline after scoring from a yard out on the next play. (Photo by David Benyak)
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DonTrell Moore guides big Ryan Cook through a hole in both players' final game against Air Force. (Photo by David Benyak)
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Mike Mohoric went out with a bang, recording 20 tackles (15 soio) against the Falcons, the most by a Lobo since Brian Urlacher in 1999. (Photo by David Benyak)
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Each senior made his way to the south end zone for a final salute to the die-hard fans in the Red Menace section. (Photo by David Benyak)
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The 2005 senior class. (Photo by Mike Trompak)
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