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The Bowl is an unofficial nickname given to the annual college football game between the University of Utah and the University of New Mexico. The name arose at a time when Utah had lost four of the last five meetings against New Mexico. Some Utah fans began to refer to the annual matchup as The Bowl in the hopes that Utah (who typically wins their bowl games) would begin to beat New Mexico (who typically loses their bowl games) on a more frequent basis.
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[edit] Series History
The Utah Utes and New Mexico Lobos compete in the Mountain West Conference, but have played each other in football nearly every year since the early 1960s, when both schools were members of the Western Athletic Conference.
Although Utah leads the series by a large margin, New Mexico has often been victorious when the odds were most against them, and when the game was especially important to Utah. For example, in November of 1994, Utah was ranked #8, and had an 8-0 record that included victories over Oregon (eventual Pac-10 champion, #11 finish) and #12 Colorado State. They were heavy favorites to beat New Mexico, who had an unimperssive 3-8 record at the time. During the game, Utah jumped out to a 21-3 halftime lead, however a slew of Utah turnovers resulted in a New Mexico rally. The Lobos cut the Ute lead to one point with just four minutes left in the game. Then, with just 32 seconds left on the clock, New Mexico hit a 22-yard field goal to seal the win 23-21, and destroy Utah's hopes for an undefeated season. New Mexico went on finish the season at 5-7. Utah, on the other hand, would go on to a 10-2 record, including a victory over #14 Arizona in the Freedom Bowl. But they would be condemned to forever wonder what might have been had the New Mexico game turned out in their favor.
[edit] 1939 Sun Bowl
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Incidentally, the first meeting between the two teams was in the 1939 Sun Bowl, in El Paso, Texas.
"EL PASO–Predicted as the most even match-up of the 1938 bowl season, Utah blasted the forecasters and New Mexico, 26-0, on Jan. 2. Utah, the old Big Seven champion, struck early. Tom Pace capped a 58-yard drive with a 15-yard touchdown run off a lateral from Ray Davis midway through the first quarter. With a minute remaining in the period, Ray Peterson intercepted a Lobo pass on the Ute 40-yard line and returned it for a second score. Peterson crossed the goal line again in the second quarter, on a fourth-down, 1-yard plunge. New Mexico’s highly-touted aerial attack never advanced past Utah’s 40-yard line. As for the Utes, halfback Clarence Gehrke finished their scoring with a 10-yard dash. New Mexico, co-champion of the old Border League, gained just 153 yards of total offense to Utah’s 384."
Attendance: 13,000
[edit] Scoring Summary
[edit] Recent History
| BOWL RECORDS | |||||
| School | Wins | Losses | Ties | Last 5 | Streak |
| Utah | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5-0 | W6 |
| New Mexico | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0-5 | L5 |
Since 2000,
| Date | Favorite | Line | Score | Location | ||||
| 19 October 2006 | Utah | New Mexico | 34 | Utah | 31 | Albuquerque | ||
| 12 November 2005 | Utah | -6 | New Mexico | 31 | Utah | 27 | Salt Lake CIty | |
| 1 October 2004 | Utah | -10 | Utah | 28 | New Mexico | 7 | Albuquerque | |
| 25 October 2003 | Utah | -8 | New Mexico | 47 | Utah | 35 | Salt Lake City | |
| 26 October 2002 | Utah | -6 | New Mexico | 42 | Utah | 35 | Albuquerque | (2OT) |
[edit] Huntsman Center
| The Jon M. Huntsman Center | |
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| Location | 1825 East South Campus Drive Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 |
| Opened | 1969 |
| Owner | University of Utah |
| Operator | University of Utah |
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| Utah Utes (NCAA) (1969-Present) | |
| Capacity | |
| 15,755 | |
