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New Mexico Bowl
The New Mexico Bowl is an NCAA-sanctioned post-season college football bowl game that has been played annually since 2006 at University Stadium (Albuquerque), University Stadium, on the campus of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Owned and operated by ESPN Events, it has typically been scheduled as one of the first games of the bowl season. The bowl has tie-ins with Conference USA and the Mountain West Conference. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 New Mexico Bowl was moved to Toyota Stadium (Texas), Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. History The New Mexico Bowl trophy is a piece of Zia people (New Mexico), Zia Pueblo pottery, painted with Pueblo symbols, the New Mexico Bowl logo, football players, and the logos of the competing teams. The Zia sun symbol, a Zia Pueblo symbol that is used in the Flag of New Mexico, state flag, is incorporated into the bowl game logo. The most valuable player trophies are crafted from traditional leather shields. From 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Stadium (Albuquerque)
University Stadium (officially Dreamstyle Stadium from 2017 to 2020) is an outdoor football stadium in the western United States, located on the south campus of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is the home field of New Mexico Lobos football, which competes as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The stadium opened in September 1960, and currently has a seating capacity of 39,224. Its FieldTurf playing surface, named "Turner & Margaret Branch Field", has a traditional north-south alignment and sits nearly a mile above sea level, at an elevation of . University Stadium is the fourth highest stadium in FBS college football, behind fellow Mountain West Conference members Wyoming and Air Force, and Colorado of the Big 12 Conference. History Replacement of Zimmerman Field Before 1960, Lobos football teams played home games at Zimmerman Field, a 16,000-seat stadium which was located just south of the current Zimmerman Library on the univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of New Mexico
The University of New Mexico (UNM; ) is a public research university in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. Founded in 1889 by the New Mexico Territorial Legislature, it is the state's second oldest university, a flagship university in the state, and the largest by enrollment, with 22,630 students in 2023. UNM comprises twelve colleges and schools, including a medical school and the only law school in New Mexico. It offers 215 degree and certificate programs, including 94 baccalaureate, 71 master, and 37 doctoral degree programs. The main campus spans in central Albuquerque, with branch campuses in Gallup, Los Alamos, Rio Rancho, Taos, and Los Lunas. UNM is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities - Very high research activity". According to the National Science Foundation, it spent over $243 million on research and development in 2021, ranking 103rd in the U.S. UNM is classified as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) by the U.S. Department of Education, wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Nevada Wolf Pack Football Team
The 2007 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Wolf Pack were led by Chris Ault in his 23rd overall and 4th straight season since taking over as head coach for the third time in 2004. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium. Schedule Game summaries At Nebraska At Northwestern Nicholls State UNLV Fresno State At Boise State At Utah State Idaho At New Mexico State Hawaii At San Jose State Louisiana Tech At New Mexico References {{Nevada Wolf Pack football navbox Nevada Nevada Wolf Pack football seasons Nevada Wolf Pack football The Nevada Wolf Pack football program represent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 New Mexico Lobos Football Team
The 2007 New Mexico Lobos football team represented The University of New Mexico during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Rocky Long. The New Mexico Lobos play their home games at University Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The team enjoyed success in comparison to the year before, where they went 6–6 before losing to San Jose State in the first inaugural New Mexico Bowl. The Lobos' schedule also appeared to be stronger, playing tough road games against Arizona, TCU, Utah, and San Diego State. Schedule Game summaries UTEP Coming off a lackluster 6–7 season, the Lobos were determined to come away from El Paso with a victory. The game started off slow, with a combined score of just 3 points (UTEP's Jose Martinez scored a 51-yard field goal on their first possession). In the second quarter, the Lobos responded with a field goal of their own, bring the score to 3–3. Both teams' defenses held up for the remainder of the first half ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 New Mexico Bowl
The 2006 New Mexico Bowl was a postseason American college football bowl game held on December 23, 2006 at University Stadium on the University of New Mexico campus in Albuquerque as part of the 2006–07 NCAA football bowl games. The game, telecast on ESPN, featured the San Jose State Spartans from the WAC and the hometown New Mexico Lobos from the Mountain West Conference. The game was the inaugural New Mexico Bowl and the first bowl game held in the state. San Jose State controlled the action all game long, jumping out to a 20–3 lead before New Mexico tacked on 9 points in the final few minutes. Spartan quarterback Adam Tafralis threw three touchdown passes, two to offensive MVP James Jones, in a dominant performance. With the loss, New Mexico's postseason drought was extended to 45 years. Game summary First Quarter The game was scoreless through the first quarter with each team punting on all of their three possessions. Second Quarter On the first play of the second quar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 New Mexico Lobos Football Team
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The 2006 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. New Mexico competed as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW), and played their home games in the University Stadium. The Lobos were led by ninth-year head coach Rocky Long. Schedule References New Mexico New Mexico Lobos football seasons New Mexico Lobos football The New Mexico Lobos football team is the intercollegiate College football, football team at the University of New Mexico. The Lobos compete as a member of the Mountain West Conference. Their official colors are cherry and silver. The Lobos play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 San Jose State Spartans Football Team
The 2006 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team played their home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They participated as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They were coached by head coach Dick Tomey. The team clinched their first winning season since 2000 and their first bowl game since 1990. Schedule Source: Game summaries At Washington Stanford Cal Poly San Diego State Utah State At Nevada Louisiana Tech At New Mexico State No. 13 Boise State At Hawai'i At Idaho Fresno State At New Mexico (New Mexico Bowl) Coaching staff Awards * Safety Dwight Lowery was selected as an All-American. References San Jose State San Jose State Spartans football seasons New Mexico Bowl champion seasons San Jose State Spartans football The San Jose State Spartans football team represents S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pueblo Of Isleta
Pueblo of Isleta ( , ; ) is an unincorporated community and Tanoan pueblo in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States, originally established in the . The Southern Tiwa name of the pueblo is (Shee-eh-whíb-bak) meaning "a knife laid on the ground to play ''whib''", a traditional footrace. Its people are a federally recognized tribe. Pueblo of Isleta is located in the Middle Rio Grande Valley, south of Albuquerque. It is adjacent to and east of the main section of Laguna Pueblo. The pueblo was built on a knife-shaped lava flow running across an ancient Rio Grande channel. The Isleta Pueblo Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. On January 15, 2016, the tribe's officials and federal government representatives held a ceremony to mark the government's taking into federal trust some 90,151 acres of land (140 square miles) which the Pueblo had then purchased. It enlarged their communal territory by 50%. The tribe had worked for more than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scam Artist
A scam, or a confidence trick, is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using a combination of the victim's credulity, naivety, compassion, vanity, confidence, irresponsibility, and greed. Researchers have defined confidence tricks as "a distinctive species of fraudulent conduct ... intending to further voluntary exchanges that are not mutually beneficial", as they "benefit con operators ('con men') at the expense of their victims (the 'marks')". Terminology Other terms for "scam" include confidence trick, con, con game, confidence game, confidence scheme, ripoff, stratagem, finesse, grift, hustle, bunko, bunco, swindle, flimflam, gaffle, and bamboozle. The perpetrator is often referred to as a scammer, confidence man, con man, con artist, grifter, hustler, or swindler. The intended victims are known as marks, suckers, stooges, mugs, rubes, or gulls (from the word ''gullible''). When accomplices are employe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of New Mexico
The flag of the U.S. state of New Mexico, also referred to as the New Mexican flag and Zia Banner, is a state flag, consisting of a sacred Gules, red sun symbol of the Zia people (New Mexico), Zia tribe on a field of Or (heraldry), gold (yellow). It was officially adopted on March 19, 1925 to highlight New Mexico, the state's Indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Hispanos of New Mexico, Hispanic heritage: it combines a symbol of the Puebloans, Puebloan people, who have ancient roots in the state, with the colors of the flag of Spain, whose empire had established and ruled over “” for over two and a half centuries. The New Mexico flag is among the more distinctive and iconic in the U.S., and has been noted for its simple and aesthetically pleasing design. It is one of four Flags of the U.S. states, U.S. state flags without the color blue (along with Flag of Alabama, Alabama, Flag of California, California, and Flag of Maryland, Maryland) and the only one among the four without th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zia Sun Symbol
The Zia () or Tsʾíiyʾamʾé are an indigenous nation centered at Zia Pueblo (Tsi'ya), a Native American reservation in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The Zia are known for their pottery and use of the sun symbol. They are one of the Keres Pueblo peoples and speak the Eastern Keres language. History Archaeologists believe that the Keresan-speaking residents of Zia are descendants of the Ancestral Puebloan people of the Four Corners region, who migrated to the Jemez River Valley sometime in the 13th century.pg 189 - The Spanish explorer Antonio de Espejo first encountered the Zia in 1583, when he noted that the largest pueblo was the one the natives called Tsiya, which the Spanish later renamed to Zia. Spanish settlers and their religious orders slowly took control of the region and outlawed traditional Zia religious ceremonies. The first missionary was assigned to the Zia in 1598 by Don Juan De Oñate, and by 1613, a church and convent had been built by tribal members. Ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zia People (New Mexico)
The Zia () or Tsʾíiyʾamʾé are an indigenous nation centered at Zia Pueblo, New Mexico, Zia Pueblo (Tsi'ya), a Native American reservation in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The Zia are known for their pottery and use of the sun symbol. They are one of the Keres people, Keres Puebloans, Pueblo peoples and speak the Keres language, Eastern Keres language. History Archaeologists believe that the Keresan-speaking residents of Zia are descendants of the Ancestral Puebloan people of the Four Corners region, who migrated to the Jemez Springs, New Mexico, Jemez River Valley sometime in the 13th century.pg 189 - The Spanish explorer Antonio de Espejo first encountered the Zia in 1583, when he noted that the largest pueblo was the one the natives called Tsiya, which the Spanish later renamed to Zia. Spanish settlers and their religious orders slowly took control of the region and outlawed traditional Zia religious ceremonies. The first missionary was assigned to the Zia in 1598 by Jua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
