New Mexico Forces Five Turnovers and Routs UTEP 61-7
Five turnovers, four sacks and a safety. UTEP lost at New Mexico 61-7 and did not score until the fourth quarter.
New Mexico started it with a 14-yard J. Laubstein run in the first quarter, then Toa Faavae threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Cade Keith early in the second. Bailen George caught a 52-yarder from Faavae, and by then the Lobos were running away with it.
The third quarter is where the scoreboard ran away. A. Brawley picked off Raymond Moore III and took it back 65 yards for a touchdown at 13:28. Brawley then blocked a punt that went out of bounds for a safety at 7:19, and George caught a 10-yard pass from Faavae with 2:45 left. UTEP had thrown three interceptions and lost two fumbles by the end, and 101 passing yards against New Mexico's 262 tells you what UTEP's passing game looked like.
UTEP's only score was Moore's 86-yard run in the fourth quarter. He carried 11 times for 134 yards, which sounds like a good day until you see the 1-for-5 passing line with two interceptions. New Mexico answered with a 54-yard run by Cameron Mathews, who had 108 yards on only six carries, and a 24-yard field goal, and closed with a fumble return for a score off a sack with 53 seconds left.
New Mexico is 4-1. UTEP is 1-4. Faavae threw for 249 yards on 15 of 19 and three touchdowns, a season high of 29.2 points,.