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Lobos Run Past Spartans 48-41

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. --- New Mexico scored on the second play of the game, and never trailed after that, gouging San José State for 446 yards on the ground as the Lobos improved to 1-0 in Mountain West play at 2-2 overall with a 48-41 victory over the Spartans in front of a Homecoming crowd of 19,852 at University Stadium.

It took just two plays, 75 yards on the ground and 55 seconds for UNM to take the lead for good. Teriyon Gipson went for the first 61 yards, and Tyrone Owens finished the drive with 14 more and quickly it was a 7-0 lead and a harbinger of things to come.