The 1941 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the

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in the Border Conference during the

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. In their fifth and final season under head coach

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, 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. Guard William Thompson was selected by the conference coaches as a second-team player on the 1941 All-Border Conference football team. New Mexico was ranked at No. 165 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System. One week after the season ended, the United States entered

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following the

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. 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.

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New Mexico Lobos football seasons

New Mexico Lobos football The New Mexico Lobos football team is the intercollegiate football team at the University of New Mexico. The Lobos compete as a member of the Mountain West Conference. Their official colors are cherry and silver. The Lobos play their home games a ...