THE COUNTDOWN: No. 122: New Mexico

Over a four-game stretch from Oct. 15 through Nov. 5, New Mexico was one of the worst teams in modern college football history. It began with a 49-7 loss at Nevada on Oct. 15: 257 yards gained on offense, 598 allowed. Next came T.C.U., a 69-0 loss: 85 yards of offense, 3 first downs, 515 yards allowed. That was followed by Air Force, which handed the Lobos a 42-0 home loss: 223 yards of offense, 9 first downs, 3 turnovers. It ended, mercifully, with a 35-7 loss at San Diego State: 162 yards of offense, 486 allowed on defense. Over these four games, New Mexico was outscored by a combined 195-14 and outgained by a combined total of 1,960 yards to 727. This wasn’t against Big 12 teams during non-conference play, mind you, but against Mountain West rivals. Elite teams come around every year; being this bad — this awful — is rare. Last year’s team earned a place in the annals of college football history, even if the Lobos would have prefered not to be under consideration in the first place, thank you.

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