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New Mexico record book

The school’s records in every stat, career, season and game, and its record year by year, as New Mexico’s Wikipedia lists give them from the school’s media guide. Names lead to each player’s page where he has one.

Chasing the record

This season’s players already in the school’s top five, as the lists stood when Wikipedia’s editors last updated them.

  • Jack Layne No. 2 in single-game passing touchdowns, 4

Retired numbers

  • Bobby Santiago1959–⁠1962
  • Don Perkins1957–⁠1959
  • Brian Urlacher1996–⁠1999, retired 2013, Hall of Fame

Passing

Passing yards

Career

  1. 9,460Stoney Case 1991–⁠94
  2. 9,382Jeremy Leach 1988–⁠91
  3. 6,756Donovan Porterie 2006–⁠09
  4. 5,686Casey Kelly 2000–⁠03
  5. 4,979Graham Leigh 1996–⁠98

Season

  1. 3,573Jeremy Leach 1989
  2. 3,163Barry Garrison 1987
  3. 3,117Stoney Case 1994
  4. 3,006Donovan Porterie 2007
  5. 2,768Devon Dampier 2024

Game

  1. 622Jeremy Leach 1989 vs. Utah
  2. 490Billy Rucker 1986 vs. San Diego State
  3. 458Billy Rucker 1985 vs. Wyoming
  4. 452Brad Wright 1978 vs. Texas Tech
  5. 427Jeremy Leach 1991 vs. Hawaii

Passing touchdowns

Career

  1. 67Stoney Case 1991–⁠94
  2. 49Jeremy Leach 1988–⁠91
  3. 42Graham Leigh 1996–⁠98
  4. 36Casey Kelly 2000–⁠03
  5. 33Donovan Porterie 2006–⁠09

Season

  1. 24Graham Leigh 1997
  2. 22Jeremy Leach 1989
  3. 22Stoney Case 1994
  4. 21Steve Myer 1975
  5. 18Stoney Case 1992

Game

  1. 6Stoney Case 1994 vs. BYU
  2. 4Steve Myer 1975 vs. Arizona
  3. 4Ned James 1986 vs. New Mexico State
  4. 4Jeremy Leach 1989 vs. Utah
  5. 4Stoney Case 1992 vs. New Mexico State

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career

  1. 4,973DonTrell Moore 2002–⁠05
  2. 3,862Mike Williams 1975–⁠78
  3. 3,564Rodney Ferguson 2004–⁠08
  4. 3,332Winslow Oliver 1992–⁠95
  5. 3,233Kasey Carrier 2009–⁠13

Season

  1. 1,469Kasey Carrier 2012
  2. 1,450DonTrell Moore 2003
  3. 1,298DonTrell Moore 2005
  4. 1,269Teriyon Gipson 2016
  5. 1,240Mike Williams 1976

Game

  1. 338Kasey Carrier 2012 vs. Air Force
  2. 291Kasey Carrier 2013 vs. UTEP
  3. 265Quincy Wright 2002 vs. Weber State
  4. 242DonTrell Moore 2003 vs. Colorado State
  5. 236Mike Williams 1977 vs. UTEP

Rushing touchdowns

Career

  1. 51DonTrell Moore 2002–⁠05
  2. 35Jhurell Pressley 2012–⁠15
  3. 34Rodney Ferguson 2004–⁠08
  4. 32Teriyon Gipson 2013–⁠16
  5. 31Stoney Case 1991–⁠94

Game

  1. 5Richard McQuarley 2017 vs. Air Force
  2. 5Reginal Johnson 1996 vs. Tulsa
  3. 4Ahmari Davis 2018 vs. New Mexico State
  4. 4Rocky Long 1971 vs. Utah
  5. 4Willie Turral 1985 vs. Utah

Receiving

Receptions

Career

  1. 263Terance Mathis 1985–⁠89
  2. 202Carl Winston 1990–⁠93
  3. 182Travis Brown 2004–⁠07
  4. 153Marcus Smith 2004–⁠07
  5. 142Preston Dennard 1974–⁠77

Season

  1. 91Marcus Smith 2007
  2. 88Terance Mathis 1989
  3. 80Eric Morgan 1990
  4. 76Carl Winston 1991
  5. 76Travis Brown 2007

Game

  1. 17Emilio Vallez 1967 vs. UTEP
  2. 16Terance Mathis 1989 vs. Utah
  3. 14Ace Hendricks 1967 vs. Utah
  4. 14Shane Hall 1987 vs. Wyoming
  5. 14Terance Mathis 1987 vs. Arkansas

Receiving yards

Career

  1. 4,254Terance Mathis 1985–⁠89
  2. 2,972Carl Winston 1990–⁠93
  3. 2,288Hank Baskett 2002–⁠05
  4. 2,257Preston Dennard 1974–⁠77
  5. 2,192Travis Brown 2004–⁠07

Season

  1. 1,315Terance Mathis 1989
  2. 1,229Pascal Volz 1997
  3. 1,177Carl Winston 1991
  4. 1,132Terance Mathis 1987
  5. 1,125Marcus Smith 2007

Game

  1. 257Emilio Vallez 1967 vs. UTEP
  2. 252Terance Mathis 1989 vs. Utah
  3. 238Terance Mathis 1986 vs. Wyoming
  4. 214Terance Mathis 1987 vs. Arkansas
  5. 209Hank Baskett 2005 vs. Missouri

Receiving touchdowns

Career

  1. 36Terance Mathis 1985–⁠89
  2. 17Hank Baskett 2002–⁠05
  3. 16Preston Dennard 1974–⁠77
  4. 16Ricky Martin 1977–⁠80
  5. 14Carl Winston 1990–⁠93

Season

  1. 13Terance Mathis 1989
  2. 13Pascal Volz 1997
  3. 10Terance Mathis 1986
  4. 9Don Black 1958
  5. 9Mike Henderson 1990

Game

  1. 3Ricky Martin 1980 vs. Utah
  2. 3Terance Mathis 1986 vs. Colorado State
  3. 3Mike Henderson 1990 vs. BYU
  4. 3Zack Wesley 1994 vs. BYU
  5. 3Pascal Volz 1997 vs. Rice

Total offense

Total offense yards

Career

  1. 10,651Stoney Case 1991–⁠94
  2. 8,623Jeremy Leach 1988–⁠91
  3. 6,715Donovan Porterie 2006–⁠09
  4. 6,285Casey Kelly 2000–⁠03
  5. 5,847Graham Leigh 1996–⁠98

Season

  1. 3,934Devon Dampier 2024
  2. 3,649Stoney Case 1994
  3. 3,363Jeremy Leach 1989
  4. 3,065Barry Garrison 1987
  5. 2,972Donovan Porterie 2007

Game

  1. 594Jeremy Leach 1989 vs. Utah
  2. 514Ned James 1986 vs. Wyoming
  3. 501Billy Rucker 1986 vs. San Diego State
  4. 487Billy Rucker 1985 vs. Wyoming
  5. 464Stoney Case 1994 vs. TCU

Total touchdowns

Career

  1. 98Stoney Case 1991–⁠94
  2. 53Jeremy Leach 1988–⁠91
  3. 53Graham Leigh 1996–⁠98
  4. 51DonTrell Moore 2002–⁠05
  5. 45Casey Kelly 2000–⁠03

Season

  1. 33Stoney Case 1994
  2. 32Graham Leigh 1997
  3. 31Stoney Case 1993
  4. 31Devon Dampier 2024
  5. 24Jeremy Leach 1989

Defense

Interceptions

Career

  1. 15Jay Morrison 1969–⁠70
  2. 15Randy Rich 1972–⁠75
  3. 14Sharay Fields 1978–⁠80
  4. 14Gabriel Fulbright 2002–⁠05
  5. 12Chuck Roberts 1957–⁠59

Season

  1. 10Sharay Fields 1979
  2. 9Jay Morrison 1969
  3. 7Max Hudspeth 1976
  4. 7Doug Smith 1978
  5. 6Chuck Roberts 1959

Game

  1. 4Sharay Fields 1979 vs. New Mexico State
  2. 3Chuck Roberts 1959 vs. Montana
  3. 3Eddie Stokes 1963 vs. Montana
  4. 3Jay Morrison 1969 vs. San Jose State
  5. 3Gabriel Fulbright 2003 vs. San Diego State

Tackles

Career

  1. 483Johnny Jackson 1981–⁠84
  2. 474Blake Irwin 1994–⁠97
  3. 454Carmen Messina 2008–⁠11
  4. 442Brian Urlacher 1996–⁠99
  5. 406Robin Cole 1973–⁠76

Season

  1. 178Brian Urlacher 1998
  2. 176Dave Thompson 1976
  3. 162Mike Forrest 1978
  4. 162Carmen Messina 2009
  5. 157Houston Ross 1970

Sacks

Career

  1. 44.0Johnny Jackson 1981–⁠84
  2. 36.0Robin Cole 1973–⁠76
  3. 30.0Charlie Baker 1977–⁠79
  4. 30.0John Bell 1987–⁠90
  5. 20.5Michael Tuohy 2004–⁠07

Season

  1. 17.0Robin Cole 1975
  2. 15.0Johnny Jackson 1982
  3. 14.5Jesse Becton 1992
  4. 14.0Johnny Jackson 1981
  5. 13.0Bob Shupryt 1980

Game

  1. 4.0John Bell 1988 vs. Akron
  2. 4.0Michael Tuohy 2006 vs. New Mexico State

Kicking

Field goals made

Career

  1. 53David Margolis 1989–⁠92
  2. 51Luke Drzewiecki 2022–⁠25
  3. 45James Aho 2008–⁠11
  4. 41Bob Berg 1973–⁠75
  5. 41Colby Cason 1995–⁠97

Season

  1. 29John Sullivan 2007
  2. 21Colby Cason 1997
  3. 19Kenny Byrd 2006
  4. 18Bob Berg 1974
  5. 18Bob Berg 1975

Game

  1. 5Bob Berg 1975 vs. Fresno State
  2. 5Rick Walsh 1988 vs. New Mexico State
  3. 5Colby Cason 1997 vs. SMU

Field goal percentage

Career

  1. 82.9%John Sullivan 2004–⁠07
  2. 81.8%Vladimir Borombozin 2000–⁠01
  3. 80.5%Kenny Byrd 2002–⁠06
  4. 78.5%Luke Drzewiecki 2022–⁠25
  5. 75.0%Rick Walsh 1987–⁠88

Season

  1. 94.7%Luke Drzewiecki 2025
  2. 94.4%Vladimir Borombozin 2001
  3. 92.3%Jason Sanders 2016
  4. 88.9%James Aho 2010
  5. 88.2%Wes Zunker 2003

Season by season

127 seasons; 15 differ from our games on file (marked)
SeasonCoachRecordConferenceBowlAP
2025Jason Eck9–⁠46–⁠2, T–1stRate Bowl L
2024Bronco Mendenhall5–⁠73–⁠4, 8th (Mountain)
2023Danny Gonzales4–⁠82–⁠6, 11th (Mountain)
2022Danny Gonzales2–⁠100–⁠8, 6th (Mountain)
2021Danny Gonzales3–⁠91–⁠7, 6th (Mountain)
2020Danny Gonzales2–⁠52–⁠5, T–7th
2019New Mexico Lobos2–⁠100–⁠8, 6th (Mountain)
2018New Mexico Lobos3–⁠91–⁠7, 6th (Mountain)
2017New Mexico Lobos3–⁠91–⁠7, 6th (Mountain)
2016New Mexico Lobos9–⁠46–⁠2, T–1st (Mountain), division championsNew Mexico W
2015New Mexico Lobos7–⁠65–⁠3, T–2nd (Mountain)New Mexico L
2014New Mexico Lobos4–⁠82–⁠6, T–5th (Mountain)
2013New Mexico Lobos3–⁠91–⁠7, 5th (Mountain)
2012New Mexico Lobos4–⁠91–⁠7, T–9th
2011Mike Locksley / George Barlow1–⁠111–⁠6, T–6th
2010Mike Locksley1–⁠111–⁠7, T–8th
2009Mike Locksley1–⁠111–⁠7, 8th
2008Rocky Long4–⁠82–⁠6, 7th
2007Rocky Long9–⁠45–⁠3, T–3rdNew Mexico W
2006Rocky Long6–⁠74–⁠4, 5thNew Mexico L
2005Rocky Long6–⁠54–⁠4, T–4th
2004Rocky Long7–⁠55–⁠2, 2ndEmerald L
2003Rocky Long8–⁠55–⁠2, 2ndLas Vegas L
2002Rocky Long7–⁠75–⁠2, 2ndLas Vegas L
2001Rocky Long6–⁠54–⁠3, T–3rd
2000Rocky Long5–⁠73–⁠4, T–5th
1999Rocky Long4–⁠73–⁠4, T–5th
1998Rocky Long3–⁠91–⁠7, 7th (Pacific)
1997Dennis Franchione9–⁠46–⁠2, 1st (Mountain), division championsInsight.com L
1996Dennis Franchione6–⁠53–⁠5, T–5th (Mountain)
1995Dennis Franchione4–⁠72–⁠6, T–7th
1994Dennis Franchione5–⁠74–⁠4, T–5th
1993Dennis Franchione6–⁠54–⁠4, T–6th
1992Dennis Franchione3–⁠82–⁠6, 9th
1991Mike Sheppard3–⁠92–⁠6, T–8th
1990Mike Sheppard2–⁠101–⁠6, 8th
1989Mike Sheppard2–⁠100–⁠7, 8th
1988Mike Sheppard2–⁠101–⁠7, 8th
1987New Mexico Lobos0–⁠110–⁠8, 9th
1986Joe Lee Dunn4–⁠82–⁠5, 7th
1985Joe Lee Dunn3–⁠82–⁠6, 7th
1984Joe Lee Dunn4–⁠81–⁠7, T–8th
1983Joe Lee Dunn6–⁠64–⁠3, 4th
1982Joe Morrison10–⁠16–⁠1, 2nd
1981Joe Morrison4–⁠7–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1, 5th
1980Joe Morrison4–⁠73–⁠4, 6th
1979Bill Mondt5–⁠7 (ours 6–⁠6)3–⁠4, T–5th
1978Bill Mondt7–⁠53–⁠3, 4th
1977Bill Mondt5–⁠72–⁠5, T–6th
1976Bill Mondt4–⁠73–⁠4, T–5th
1975Bill Mondt6–⁠54–⁠3, T–4th
1974Bill Mondt4–⁠6–⁠13–⁠4, T–4th
1973Rudy Feldman4–⁠73–⁠4, T–4th
1972Rudy Feldman3–⁠82–⁠4, 6th
1971Rudy Feldman6–⁠3–⁠25–⁠1, 2nd
1970Rudy Feldman7–⁠35–⁠1, 2nd
1969Rudy Feldman4–⁠61–⁠5, 7th
1968Rudy Feldman0–⁠100–⁠7, 8th
1967Bill Weeks1–⁠90–⁠5, 6th
1966Bill Weeks2–⁠80–⁠5, 6th
1965Bill Weeks3–⁠72–⁠3, 4th
1964Bill Weeks9–⁠23–⁠1, T–1st, conference champions
1963Bill Weeks6–⁠43–⁠1, 1st, conference champions
1962Bill Weeks7–⁠2–⁠12–⁠1–⁠1, 1st, conference champions
1961Bill Weeks7–⁠43–⁠3, T–3rdAviation W
1960Bill Weeks5–⁠54–⁠2, 4th
1959Marv Levy7–⁠34–⁠2, 3rd
1958Marv Levy7–⁠35–⁠1, 2nd
1957Dick Clausen4–⁠62–⁠4, 5th
1956Dick Clausen4–⁠62–⁠4, 6th
1955Bob Titchenal2–⁠81–⁠5, 7th
1954Bob Titchenal5–⁠53–⁠3, T–4th
1953Bob Titchenal5–⁠3–⁠13–⁠2–⁠1, 4th
1952Dudley DeGroot7–⁠25–⁠1, 2nd
1951Dudley DeGroot4–⁠72–⁠4, 7th
1950Dudley DeGroot2–⁠82–⁠5, 7th
1949Berl Huffman2–⁠81–⁠6, 8th
1948Berl Huffman2–⁠91–⁠6, 8th
1947Berl Huffman4–⁠5–⁠11–⁠5–⁠1, 7th
1946Willis Barnes5–⁠5–⁠24–⁠2–⁠1, 3rdHarbor T
1945Willis Barnes6–⁠1–⁠1Sun W
1944Willis Barnes1–⁠7
1943Willis Barnes3–⁠2 (ours 1–⁠2)Sun L
1942Willis Barnes4–⁠5–⁠23–⁠4, 6th
1941Ted Shipkey5–⁠4–⁠13–⁠2–⁠1, 5th
1940Ted Shipkey5–⁠44–⁠2, 4th
1939Ted Shipkey8–⁠24–⁠2, 2nd
1938Ted Shipkey8–⁠34–⁠2, T–1st, conference championsSun L
1937Ted Shipkey4–⁠4–⁠12–⁠3–⁠1, 5th
1936Gwinn Henry2–⁠71–⁠4, 7th
1935Gwinn Henry6–⁠43–⁠2, 3rd
1934Gwinn Henry8–⁠13–⁠1, 2nd
1933Chuck Riley3–⁠4–⁠12–⁠2, 4th
1932Chuck Riley1–⁠6–⁠11–⁠3–⁠1, 6th
1931New Mexico Lobos3–⁠3–⁠11–⁠1–⁠1, T–2nd
1930Roy W. Johnson4–⁠5 (ours 0–⁠2)
1929Roy W. Johnson2–⁠4–⁠2
1928Roy W. Johnson5–⁠2–⁠1 (ours 1–⁠0)
1927Roy W. Johnson8–⁠0–⁠1 (ours 1–⁠0)
1926Roy W. Johnson4–⁠2–⁠1 (ours 1–⁠1)
1925Roy W. Johnson2–⁠4–⁠1 (ours 0–⁠1–⁠1)
1924Roy W. Johnson5–⁠1 (ours 1–⁠0)
1923Roy W. Johnson3–⁠5 (ours 0–⁠2)
1922Roy W. Johnson3–⁠4 (ours 0–⁠2)
1921Roy W. Johnson2–⁠2 (ours 0–⁠1)
1920Roy W. Johnson3–⁠3 (ours 0–⁠1)
1919John F. McGough3–⁠0–⁠2 (ours 0–⁠0–⁠1)
1917Frank E. Wood1–⁠2
1916Ralph Hutchinson3–⁠2 (ours 0–⁠2)
1915Ralph Hutchinson3–⁠1
1914Ralph Hutchinson3–⁠1–⁠1
1913Ralph Hutchinson3–⁠2
1912Ralph Hutchinson0–⁠4
1911Ralph Hutchinson1–⁠3–⁠1
1910Independent0–⁠3
1909Sam P. McBirney4–⁠2 (ours 0–⁠1)
1908Hermon H. Conwell5–⁠1
1907Martin F. Angell1–⁠0
1906Martin F. Angell3–⁠1
1905Martin F. Angell5–⁠1–⁠1
1904Walter McEwan1–⁠0
1903Walter McEwan3–⁠0–⁠1
1901Joe Napier0–⁠3–⁠1
1899No coach1–⁠1
1894W. A. Zimmer1–⁠1–⁠1
1893No coach3–⁠1
1892No coach0–⁠2

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