The1977 New Mexico Lobos football team was anAmerican football team that represented theUniversity of New Mexico in theWestern Athletic Conference (WAC) during the1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth season under head coachBill Mondt, the Lobos compiled a 5–7 record (2–5 against WAC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 319 to 272.^[1][2]

Preston Dennard, Jake Gonzales, Smokey Turman, and Marion Chapman were the team captains.^[2] The team's statistical leaders includedNoel Mazzone with 1,085 passing yards,Mike Williams with 1,096 rushing yards, Preston Dennard with 341 receiving yards, and Jim Haynes with 43 points scored.^[3]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	atHawaii*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 35–26	26,532	[4]
September 17	at No. 8Texas Tech*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 14–49	45,108	[5]
September 24	at No. 8Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 7–42	47,152	[6]
September 30	at No. 15BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 19–54	33,352	[7]
October 8	Arizona State	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 24–45	22,310	[8]
October 15	Wichita State*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 22–17	22,069	[9]
October 22	atColorado State	Lubick Field Fort Collins, CO	L 9–14	21,204	[10]
October 29	atNew Mexico State*	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	W 35–13	14,250	[11]
November 5	UTEP	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 33–17	17,081	[12]
November 12	atArizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (rivalry)	L 13–15	40,500	[13]
November 19	Wyoming	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 21–23	9,550	[14]
November 26	Utah	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 41–24	8,296	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game

• 1977 Western Athletic Conference football season
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• 1977 in New Mexico

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