1942 New Mexico Lobos football team

1942 New Mexico Lobos football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	4–5–2 (3–4 Border)
Head coach	Willis Barnes (1st season)
Home stadium	Hilltop Stadium

1942 Border Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Hardin–Simmons +	4	–	0	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
Texas Tech +	3	–	0	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
West Texas State	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Arizona	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Texas Mines	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
New Mexico	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	2
Arizona State	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Arizona State–Flagstaff	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	5	–	0
New Mexico A&M	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1942 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the Border Conference during the 1942 college football season. In their first season under head coach Willis Barnes, the Lobos compiled a 4–5–2 record (3–4 against Border opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a total of 134 to 99.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Kirtland Field*	Hilltop Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 7–6
September 26	Arizona State–Flagstaff	Hilltop Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 26–6
October 2	at Texas Mines	El Paso, TX	L 0–7
October 10	New Mexico A&M	Hilltop Stadium Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)	W 32–0
October 17	at Colorado*	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	L 0–12
October 24	Texas Tech	Hilltop Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 0–20
October 31	at Nevada*	Mackay Field Reno, NV	T 0–0
November 7	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (rivalry)	L 13–14
November 14	West Texas State	Hilltop Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 7–13
November 21	at Loyola (CA)*	Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA	T 14–14
November 28	Arizona State	Hilltop Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 35–7
*Non-conference game