When a college football team plays 11 quarters without scoring a touchdown, as have the New Mexico Lobos, that team’s offense tends to get a lot of scrutiny from the townsfolk – and not in a good way.
What does one say, though, of a defense that allows 41 points, 510 yards, 28 first downs and a 5.7-yard average per rush?
Those are the numbers the UNM defense – ranked 22nd nationally in total yards allowed entering the Fresno State game on Oct. 22 – conceded to the Bulldogs that day at University Stadium. Not surprisingly, the Lobo D is no longer ranked 22nd.