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Show New Mexico next on Redskin slat f " ' A ' '1-ni '' .. ,.n. -i L,,, .,.,.,..!- - ih Utah sniiad with 250 BY GEOFF TOWNS Sports Editor A 24-23 upset win over Arizona State is pretty hard to forget in one week, but Utah's football Redskins must now focus all their attention on another Western Athletic Ath-letic Conference (WAC) foe, New Mexico. The Lobos, although only 1-3 on the season, represent just as big a victory-or just as shattering a defeat-in the standings, and Ute head coach Bill Meek has expressed ex-pressed concern even after New Mexico's 41-15 loss to Brigham Young. "The Lobos have brought in a big frosh crop and a lot of junior fenSv7 uJng nher on the Utah yards and three touchdowns, will be a key figure In Ute game p ans slrday a t New Mexico. The Redskins will be trying to preserve then-perfect then-perfect WAC mark, now at 20. 1 cl'ege material bef s son" d Co J !tl t h- Co' Penenced atone i U'- v 15 no Jonget trrl wajh out this weeki j But whateve, W0 . rhave'theLS: more. " 1 Utah has won its l games impressively, WAC m total offense .offense. The Lobos of eight team,) i i and fifth in rushing Tj" partment in which New.' listed in the top fouri" fense (second). ' K New Mexico wm be .. the services of AU-WAC c" Harry Price. Price, the W; fensive player of the week was injured in the k,: BYU Saturday and will be the team for the rest o son. The greatest single tb Utah victory should be,,,, back Sam Scarber. Safe sixth in the conference just above Utah's Dsn I seventh, and Billy Hunter.: Redskin quarterbatf Groth has moved up to; two in individual total and, with 174 yards nit 434 in the air, has enws' best balanced quarterback ; league. Groth is fourth ini ference in passing, Mexico pilot Frank Gt-10th. Gt-10th. New Mexico has fc trouble with Utah. The it-Lob it-Lob o-Redskin series k 1938 when the UleswliK New Mexico, 26-0, in the 1 appearance in the poslSE Bowl game in El Paso. K first victory came with a fort in 1961. A 7-7 tier and a 13-10 win in 196k only other times New Met: not the loser. |