Template:1941 Border Conference football standings
The 1941 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the Border Conference during the 1941 college football season . In their fifth and final season under head coach Ted Shipkey , the Lobos compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–2–1 against Border opponents), finished fifth in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a total of 135 to 116.[1] [2]
One week after the season ended, the United States entered World War II following the Attack on Pearl Harbor . In May 1942, New Mexico's head football coach, Ted Shipkey, was commissioned as a captain in the Army Air Corps and ordered to report to Albuquerque Air Base for assignment. In his five seasons at New Mexico, Shipkey compiled a 26–17–2 record.[3]
Schedule [ ] Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 26 [[{{{school}}}|Arizona State–Flagstaff]] W 12–65,000 [4] October 4 Texas Mines Hilltop Stadium Albuquerque, NM W 16–146,000 [5] October 11 at Arizona State T 0–04,000 [6] October 18 Arizona Hilltop Stadium Albuquerque, NM (rivalry ) L 6–3110,000 [7] October 24 at Texas Tech L 0–367,000 [8] November 1 Nevada * Hilltop Stadium Albuquerque, NM W 23–7[9] November 8 at New Mexico A&M Las Cruces, NM (rivalry )W 28–05,000 [10] November 15 at Marquette * L 0–3412,000 [11] November 22 Loyola * Hilltop Stadium Albuquerque, NM L 3–73,500 [12] November 29 Wyoming * Hilltop Stadium Albuquerque, NM W 28–0[13] *Non-conference game
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↑ "1941 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/new-mexico/1941-schedule.html . Retrieved November 24, 2018 .↑ "2018 New Mexico Football Media Guide" . University of New Mexico. 2018. p. 140. https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/unm.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/8/30/2018_Media_Guide.pdf . Retrieved November 24, 2018 .↑ "Lobo Coach Ted Shipkey Commissioned Captain in Army Air Corps" . Albuquerque Journal . https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25693825/lobo_coach_ted_shipkey_commissioned/ .↑ Paul Weeks (September 27, 1941). "New Mexico Lobos Rally in Last Half for 12-6 Victory Over Flagstaff" . Albuquerque Journal . https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25693219/new_mexico_lobos_rally_in_last_half_for/ . ↑ "New Mexico U Hangs Up 16-14 Victory Over Texas Mines Before 6000" . Albuquerque Journal : p. 5. October 5, 1941. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25693292/new_mexico_u_hangs_up_1614_victory/ .↑ Jerry McLain (October 13, 1941). "Tempe Stops Lobos, Gain Scoreless Tie" . Arizona Republic . https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25693458/tempe_stops_lobos_gain_scoreless_tie/ . ↑ "Savage Arizona Aerial Attack Beats Down New Mexico Lobos 31-6" . Albuquerque Journal : p. 6. October 19, 1941. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25693345/savage_arizona_aerial_attack_beats_down/ .↑ "Lobos Blanked by Texas Tech as Red Raiders Pile Up 36 Points" . Albuquerque Journal : p. 4. October 25, 1941. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25693545/lobos_blanked_by_texas_tech_as_red/ .↑ "Shipkey Spreads Server All Over Nevada for 23-7 New Mexico U Victory" . Albuquerque Journal : p. 5. November 2, 1941. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25689322/shipkey_spreads_server_all_over_nevada/ .↑ Paul Weeks (November 9, 1940). "Lobos Spoil Aggie Homecoming With Crushing 28-0 Defeat" . Albuquerque Journal : p. 4. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25689241/lobos_spoil_aggie_homecoming_with/ . ↑ Arthur Bystrom (November 16, 1941). "Marquette Tramples over New Mexico Eleven, 34-0" . The Eau Claire (WI) Leader : p. 12. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25693605/marquette_tramples_over_new_mexico/ . ↑ Paul Weeks (November 23, 1941). "Loyola's Single Touchdown Drive Subdues Shipkey's Lobos, 7 to 3" . Albuquerque Journal : p. 4. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25689077/loyolas_single_touchdown_drive_subdues/ . ↑ Paul Weeks (November 30, 1941). "Lobos Lash Wyoming, 28 to 0, Running Up 21 Points in the First Half" . Albuquerque Journal : p. 6. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25688959/lobos_lash_wyoming_28_to_0_running_up/ .
