Sometimes it takes more than skill to garner a victory. New Mexico’s defense kept UNM in Saturday’s game against Utah State, but Head Coach Bob Davie said the Lobos were due for some good fortune during the squad’s 14-13 victory.
The game was by no means a fluke, Davie said. But if it weren’t for some favorable bounces, a missed field goal and timely penalties, things could have been different for New Mexico late in the contest.
“The football gods smiled on us again,” Davie said. “Certainly that kid was capable of making that field goal; certainly David Anaya recovering that football off the return, us recovering the punt — but I think we deserve it.