1931 New Mexico Lobos football team

1931 New Mexico Lobos football
Conference	Border Conference
1931 record	3–3–1 (1–1–1 Border)
Head coach	Chuck Riley (1st season)
Home stadium	University Field
Seasons

Template:1931 Border Conference football standings The 1931 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the Border Conference during the 1931 college football season. In their first season under head coach Chuck Riley, the Lobos compiled a 3–3–1 record (1–1–1 against Border opponents), finished second in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 80 to 70.

Coach Riley arrived in Albuquerque in August 1931. Riley had played football at Notre Dame and served as an assistant coach on the 1930 Loyola Lions football team. Riley brought with him former Notre Dame center Joe Nash as an assistant coach.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 17	at New Mexico Military Institute*	Roswell, NM	W 25–0
October 24	Occidental*	University Field Albuquerque, NM	W 14–0
October 31	[[{{{school}}}|Arizona State–Flagstaff]]	University Field Albuquerque, NM	W 20–6
November 7	at New Mexico A&M	Las Cruces, NM	L 6–13
November 14	Arizona	University Field Albuquerque, NM	T 7–7
November 20	at Texas Tech*	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	L 6–32	2,500
November 26	Wyoming*	University Field Albuquerque, NM	L 2–12
*Non-conference game Homecoming