The 1946 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the Border Conference during the 1946 college football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Willis Barnes, the Lobos compiled a 5–5–2 record (4–2–1 against conference opponents), finished third in the Border Conference, tied with Montana State in the 1947 Harbor Bowl, and were outscored by opponents by a total of 224 to 127.[1][2]
| 1946 New Mexico Lobos football | |
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Harbor Bowl, T 13–13 vs. Montana State | |
| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 5–5–2 (4–2–1 Border) |
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| Home stadium | Zimmerman Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardin–Simmons $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State–Flagstaff | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Mines | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At a ceremony held on November 16, 1946, the athletic field was renamed Zimmerman Field in honor of James F. Zimmerman, who was president of the University from 1927 to 1944.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 21 | Arizona State–Flagstaff |
| W 12–7 | 10,000 | [4] | ||
| September 28 | at Utah* | L 14–56 | 19,571 | [5] | |||
| October 4 | West Texas State |
| W 6–0 | 7,000 | [6] | ||
| October 12 | at New Mexico A&M |
| W 7–6 | 6,500 | [7] | ||
| October 18 | Hardin-Simmons |
| L 0–49 | [8] | |||
| October 26 | at Colorado* | L 13–14 | 17,000 | [9] | |||
| November 2 | Texas Mines |
| W 21–13 | 7,000 | [10] | ||
| November 9 | Texas Tech |
| L 0–27 | 8,000 | [11] | ||
| November 16 | Arizona |
| T 13–13 | 8,000 | [12] | ||
| November 23 | Kansas State* |
| W 14–7 | 7,000 | [13] | ||
| December 22 | at Leilehua Alumni* | L 14–19 | 8,000 | [14] | |||
| January 1, 1947 | vs. Montana State* | T 13–13 | 7,000 | [15] | |||
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