The 1945 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the

Border Conference The Border Conference, officially known as the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association, was an National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA-affiliated college athletic conference founded in 1931 that disbanded following the 1961–62 season. ...

during the

1945 college football season The 1945 college football season was the 77th season of intercollegiate football in the United States. Competition included schools from the Big Ten Conference, the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC), the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the Big Six C ...

. In their fourth season under head coach

Willis Barnes Willis Lee Barnes (October 22, 1900 – March 22, 1976) was an American football, basketball, track and field, and boxing coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of New Mexico from 1942 to 1946, compiling a record of 45 ...

, the Lobos compiled a 6–1–1 record (1–0–1 against conference opponents), defeated Denver in the

1946 Sun Bowl The 1946 Sun Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the New Mexico Lobos and the Denver Pioneers. Background New Mexico was in their first Sun Bowl since 1939, while Mountain States Conference champion Denver was in their first ...

, and outscored all opponents by a total of 208 to 61. The team's 78–0 victory over remains the second largest margin of victory in New Mexico school history.2018 New Mexico Football Media Guide, p. 108. Captains were appointed by game for the 1945 season.

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