1979 New Mexico Lobos football team

The 1979 New Mexico Lobos football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Mexico in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth and final season under head coach Bill Mondt, the Lobos compiled a 6–6 record (3–4 against WAC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 229 to 211.

1979 New Mexico Lobos football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	6–6 (3–4 WAC)
Head coach	Bill Mondt (6th season)
Home stadium	University Stadium

1979 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 BYU $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Utah	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
San Diego State	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Hawaii	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
New Mexico	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Colorado State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	1
Wyoming	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
UTEP	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Casey Miller with 555 passing yards, Jimmy Sayers with 696 rushing yards, Derwin Williams with 250 receiving yards, and kicker Alan Moore with 49 points scored.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Louisiana Tech*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 34–0	27,380
September 8	Oregon State*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 35–16	27,525
September 15	at Texas Tech*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 7–17	42,109
September 22	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 3–20	40,079
September 29	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	W 30–16
October 6	San Diego State	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 7–35	21,205
October 13	at UNLV*	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 20–28	22,201
October 20	UTEP	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 20–0	19,612
October 27	at No. 11 BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 7–59	33,921
November 3	Utah	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 7–26	19,093
November 10	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 24–9	16,273
November 24	Wyoming	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 17–3	4,700
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game