Senior quarterback Lamar Jordan looked to be in line to be the hero after he engineering a late go-ahead touchdown drive, but left too much time on the clock as UNLV crashed the party to snatch the victory on Friday night.
New Mexico was dealt its sixth consecutive loss, falling in its final home game of the season 38-35 to UNLV. The loss dropped the team to 1-6 in conference play and 3-8 overall, but the head coach seemed pleased with the effort.
“I’m proud of him,” head coach Bob Davie said of Lamar Jordan. “It’s a shame a game-winner wasn’t the game-winner.