After a fifth disastrous offensive performance in a row in a 36-7 loss to Colorado State on Saturday at home, the University of New Mexico football team has taken the lowest tier (No. 130) of the statistical category of college football for the overall offensive.
With just 79 yards against the Rams – a number 10 yards more than the recap published immediately after Saturday’s game – the Lobos now averaged 255 yards in seven games. That’s a drop of nearly 30 meters from the previous game when they finished 124th out of 130 major college teams across the country.
They have now fallen under teams like UConn, Navy, and Louisiana-Monroe. UConn was without a win by Saturday but gained 318 yards in a win over Yale. UNM remains the only team in the country with a single-digit number of offensive touchdowns: nine.
Despite averaging 58.7 yards in the past three weeks in losses to the Air Force, San Diego State and CSU, the Lobos are 117 out of 130 teams in that category. You are 120th in passing.
For context, the nation’s top offense is Ohio State at 563.2 yards. If the Buckeyes hadn’t won a single yard in the last six regular season games and the Big Ten championship game, they would still average more yards than UNM’s currently.
The offensive performance on Saturday is the lowest in the history of the Mountain West Conference. The Lobos now occupy the bottom two places on this list; the previous low was her 83-yard approach against Wyoming three years ago. Saturday’s grand total was the lowest for the Lobos since losing to Texas in 1988 at 66.
If you’re looking for a glimmer of hope, take a look at the schedule. A visit to the winless UNLV is just a few weeks away. The Rebels lost to the state of Utah on Saturday and dropped to 0-6, putting up 330 yards in one of their best offensive games of the season.
The last week of the football season brings a unique taste: the football double head. It starts on Wednesday when Capital and Santa Fe High play back-to-back matches at Santa Fe High from 3:30 p.m. onwards. The two teams were scheduled to play at the Capital on October 2nd, but the game was canceled because only four Lady Jaguars showed up to warm up.
A sweep guarantees the demons at least one tie for the District 5-5A title – the first in the program.
On Saturday, Monte del Sol and the Academy for Technology and the Classics are hosting a second double-header Saturday in a row, but with a twist. Teams will alternate between Hatch Valley and Socorro in Socorro from 11am to complete the game in District 3/4/5 1A-3A.
The four teams did the same on Saturday when ATC lost 5-0 to the district leaders Lady Warriors and then defeated the Lady Bears 1-0. However, Monte del Sol fell 4-2 against Hatch Valley and 8-0 against Socorro.
The global market leader has made his way to the FM airbands here in Santa Fe.
Hutton Broadcasting has been broadcasting ESPN Radio on its 93.7 FM frequency since the end of last week. This is in addition to the existing train station at 2:00 p.m.
Legendary local sports announcer Carl Twibell has been on the radio for 46 years, all but three of them in Santa Fe. Anyone who has been listening to prep sport in the car or on the old clock radio in his parents’ bedroom since Ronald Reagan’s first term in office knows Twibell’s work.
“This gives us another opportunity to grow our listening audience and promote high school sports in Santa Fe and northern New Mexico,” said Twibell.
According to a press release from Hutton Broadcasting last week, the company acquired 93.7 FM through the AM Revitalization Act. It enables AM station owners to receive an FM translator on available frequencies.
While the Santa Fe High football team’s hopes ended in a 48-7 loss to Albuquerque La Cueva on Saturday, the Demons still have something to do this week.
With a win over Albuquerque High in the season finale on Friday, Santa Fe High secured its first winning season of the 21st century and its third in the last 35 years.
The 1998 team went 8-3, but missed the playoffs that season due to a tiebreaker. In 1995 the Demons were 6-5, while the 1986 team went 9-3 before losing to Roswell in the Class 4A semifinals.
Unfortunately, one defeat and the season of the demons will look eerily similar to the 2002 team. The team started 4-1, then gambled away a 13-0 lead against Albuquerque Sandia and lost four of their last five games 5-5. The current edition of the Santa Fe High could tarnish a 4-0 start with a 1-5 finish if the Bulldogs win.
Santa Fe High’s first ever golf tournament fundraiser for their boys’ basketball program – called Swing 4 The Team – was a success on Saturday at Marty Sanchez Links de Santa Fe. Demons head coach Zack Cole estimated the program grossed approximately $ 20,000 after spending as it had a full field of participants and dozens of sponsors for the event.
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