Abilene Christian hung with New Mexico for much of the game, but the Lobos eventually pulled away to win their season opener on Saturday night at Dreamstyle Stadium.
Head coach Bob Davie Abilene Christian had a nice scheme and it took his team a while to adjust to it.
“Obviously, a lot of things that we have to improve on, but we’re 1-0,” Davie said.
UNM was clicking early as senior quarterback Lamar Jordan froze an ACU defender with a hesitation and reeled off a 27-yard run. He appeared to be going in for the touchdown, but was taken down at the seven—the tackle proved to be big.