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Five point deficit dashes bowl-game dreams
Thomas Romero-Salas | November 12The UNM football team’s bowl aspirations went up in smoke on Saturday.
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Big plays plague defense
Thomas Romero-Salas | November 9Time and time again this season, the UNM football team has given up back-breaking plays on defense.
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Rebels shut down UNM rushing offense to win 35-7
Thomas Romero-Salas | November 5For the first few games of the season, the UNM football team held its own, but coming off its third loss in a row, it seems the team is falling apart.
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Gautsche rallies in time to face UNLV
Thomas Romero-Salas | November 2A beaten and bruised Lobo football team heads to Las Vegas, Nev., to face the UNLV Rebels on Saturday. UNM is coming off a 49-32 drubbing by Fresno State
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Bulldogs rally in second half, dissolving Lobos’ lead
Thomas Romero-Salas | October 29Injuries are a part of the game, but unfortunately for the UNM football players, injuries lost them a victory against Fresno State on Saturday at University Stadium.
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Bypassing bye week keeps Lobos in their groove
J.R. Oppenheim | October 29Bye week, anybody? Not for UNM. The Lobos have a grueling stretch of 13 consecutive games for their 2012 campaign, and they’re only three-quarters through.
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Lobo offense is all legs
Thomas Romero-Salas | October 26Throwing the football hasn’t been a necessity for the Lobo football team this season.
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Stoner is a rock for Lobo D-line
Thomas Romero-Salas | October 24Joe Stoner knows how to command an audience. The UNM redshirt senior linebacker has developed into a leader on the Lobo defensive unit.
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QB injuries leave UNM weak
Thomas Romero-Salas | October 22The UNM football team’s rushing ability is something to behold, but it wasn’t enough to hold off Air Force.
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Lobos meet strong rushing game vs. Air Force
Thomas Romero-Salas | October 19The UNM football team goes on the road again to face Air Force on Saturday in a battle of two of the top rushing teams in the nation.
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Weary UNM holds off Hawaii
Thomas Romero-Salas | October 15The UNM football team finally earned a victory outside New Mexico, holding off Hawaii University 35-23 on Saturday.
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Ranked O-line to tackle Hawaii
J.R. Oppenheim | October 10Offensive line coach Jason Lenzmeier was both a player and a coach at UNM earlier in his career. But he didn’t see then the type of rushing attack that UNM boasts in 2012.
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Homecoming heroes
Thomas Romero-Salas | October 8The Lobo football team proved once again that it does’t have to throw the ball to win games.
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Lobos’ turnaround tied to stellar rushing offense
J.R. Oppenheim | October 8Given the mismatches in the team’s first three weeks, with an easy win over a subpar FCS team in Week 1 and back-to-back blowout losses against tough Texas programs
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Live blog for UNM-Texas State football game
J.R. Oppenheim | October 6Check with the Daily Lobo for live updates from the UNM football game against Texas State.
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Enemy teams share heritage
Thomas Romero-Salas | October 5The UNM and Texas State football teams aren’t mirror images of each other, but the two are similar and familiar in multiple ways.
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Ex-UNM coach returns as foe
J.R. Oppenheim | October 5Alumni won’t be the only folks returning to UNM for homecoming this weekend. Former Lobo head football coach Dennis Franchione will be back at University Stadium on Saturday.
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‘A tale of two halves’
Thomas Romero-Salas | October 1This isn’t the Lobo football team that rolled over for teams in years past. That’s what the No. 24 Boise State Broncos found out at University Stadium on Saturday when they escaped with a narrow 32-29 victory.
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Turnovers turn tide but can’t close 3 point gap
J.R. Oppenheim | October 1Coaches often preach “Hold on to the football,” and for good reason. Turnovers are costly.
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Rushing may be key vs. BSU
Thomas Romero-Salas | September 28The Lobo football team looks to rip another monkey off its back when it takes on No. 24 Boise State in both teams’ MWC opener on Saturday.
