The New Mexico Lobos offense only mustered 36 yards passing, allowed eight sacks and turned the ball over three times in a stunning 31-17 loss to previous winless UNLV on Saturday night in Mountain West Conference action in Albuquerque.
The Lobos gained 260 yards rushing on Saturday, but 250 of those yards came in the first half, as the offense was dominated by UNLV’s defense in the second half of the loss.
“Our team knew they were capable of beating us,” UNM head coach Danny Gonzales said following the loss. “We didn’t play well enough obviously. We can’t turn the ball over and give them short fields.