Football clears victory against UNM Lobos
Star Flames wide receiver Antonio Gandy-Golden demolished any discussion of the Flames suffering from jetlag with his record setting 245-receiving-yard performance that silenced the New Mexico Lobos and headlined the Flames 52-43 victory Saturday, September 29.
Flames junior quarterback Buckshot Calvert silenced critics by dissecting the Lobos defense, throwing for 417 yards and three touchdown passes on 24 completions.
Following a 42-10 halftime score in the Flames favor, the Lobos came roaring back, outscoring the Flames 33-10 in the second half.
Despite the Lobos valiant effort, it came in vain as the Flames smoking hot passing game proved to be too hot for the Lobos defense to handle.
Flames junior Gandy-Golden’s 11-reception performance overshadowed Flames red-shirt junior B.J. Farrow’s talent show of 122 receiving yards and one touchdown catch off seven receptions.
The Flames victory celebration will be short lived as the team will have to fly out to New Mexico again Friday, October 5 to take on the New Mexico State Aggies
Saturday, October 6.
At 2-2, the Flames are entering into the meat of their schedule which will peak when they begin a three game road series.
Buckshot suffered a knee injury during the third quarter of the game. (Photo by Leah Seavers)
The road trip will consist of trips to University of Massachusetts, Virginia and Auburn.
As the Flames move toward the most difficult stretch of the season, they will not be lacking for confidence as their defeat of the Lobos resulted in the school’s most passing yards in a single game record of 472 yards.
The offensive shootout was summarized by the combined 1,148 total yards and 95 total points.
The Flames were coming off of a game against North Texas in which they scored 7 total points.
The Flames are attempting to find a consistent offensive surge in order to make a push for Bowl game eligibility.