1923 New Mexico Lobos football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1923 New Mexico Lobos football Independent 3–5 Roy W. Johnson 4th Ogle Jones Varsity field The 1923 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico as an independent during the 1923 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Roy W. Johnson, the Lobos compiled a 3–5 record.2018 New Mexico Football Media Guide University of New Mexico 2018 139 https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/unm.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/8/30/2018_Media_Guide.pdf November 9, 2018 September 6, 2018 https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20180906110903/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/unm.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/8/30/2018_Media_Guide.pdf dead Halfback Ogle Jones was the team captain.Ogle Jones Is Elected Capt. of Lobo Team Albuquerque Journal December 15, 1922 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25340135/ogle_jones_is_elected_capt_of_lobo_team/ Newspapers.com Jones played for the Lobos from 1921 to 1924 and was recognized in 1949 as "the greatest football player who ever performed for the honor and glory of the University of New Mexico."Angle Shots Albuquerque Journal January 4, 1949 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8693458/albuquerque_journal/ Newspapers.com The team's tallies of 82 points against 1923 New Mexico Highlands Cowboys New Mexico Normal on September 29 and 75 points against Montezuma College on October 15 ranked at the time as second and third highest point totals in school history – trailing only the 108 points scored in 1916 against Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff.2018 Media Guide, p. 108. Schedule y September 29 1923 New Mexico Highlands Cowboys New Mexico Normal Varsity field Albuquerque, NM W 82-7 Lobos Slaughter Normal by Score of 82 to 7; Visitors Game but Play Ragged Ball Albuquerque Journal September 30, 1923 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25333688/lobos_slaughter_normal_by_score_of_82/ Newspapers.com October 6 at Denver Denver, CO L 7-10 Denver Varsity Defeats Lobos; Score Is 10-7 Albuquerque Journal October 7, 1923 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25340247/denver_varsity_defeats_lobos_score_is/ Newspapers.com October 15 Montezuma College Varsity field Albuquerque, NM W 75-6 Lobos Trounce Mountaineers; Score 75 to 6 Albuquerque Journal October 16, 1923 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25333809/lobos_trounce_mountaineers_score_75_to/ Newspapers.com October 20 at 1923 West Texas State Buffaloes West Texas State Canyon, TX L 8-21 October 27 at Texas Mines El Paso High School stadium El Paso, TX W 3-0 Ogle Jones Shows in Great Form and Lobos Defeat Texas Miners by 3-0 Score The El Paso Times October 28, 1923 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27007758/ogle_jones_shows_in_great_form_and/ Newspapers.com November 3 Arizona Varsity field Albuquerque, NM (rivalry) L 7-14 Wildcats Take 14 to 7 Victory From Lobos in Bitterly Fought Game Albuquerque Morning Journal November 4, 1923 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24260953/wildcats_take_14_to_7_victory_from/ Newspapers.com November 17 New Mexico A&M Varsity field Albuquerque, NM (rivalry) L 3-6 Aggies Defeat Lobos, 6-3, in a Bitterly Fought Game Albuquerque Journal November 18, 1923 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25333920/aggies_defeat_lobos_63_in_a_bitterly/ Newspapers.com November 29 Montana State Varsity field Albuquerque, NM L 7-34 Montana Backs Prove Too Fast for Lobo Team; Score, 34 to 7 Albuquerque Journal November 30, 1923 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25339831/montana_backs_prove_too_fast_for_lobo/ Newspapers.com References New Mexico Category:New Mexico Lobos football seasons New Mexico Lobos football