2008 Week 17

New Mexico loses today to the Stanford Cardinal 38-24. New Mexico got the scoring started with a 44 yard field goal. Stanford answered right back with an 8 yard TD from Pritchard to Dray. Following a interception by Evans, Kimble scampered 64 yards and a 14-3 lead. New Mexico answered with a TD run of its own. 14-10 Stanford.

Stanford kicked a FG to start the 2nd quarter scoring. New Mexico tied the game with a TD pass and A. Kimble scored on another TD run this one from one yard out. Stanford leads 24-17 at the half.

Kimble scored again to start the 3rd quarter. This time on a 51 yard screen pass from Pritchard. Fullback Marecic would punch one in from one yard out and a 38-17 lead.

The Lobo's would add a meaningless TD late in the 4th quarter. Final score Stanford 38 New Mexico 24.

All in all a good season for Stanford finishing 5th in the conference but only with 3 conference losses. After a tought 0-2 start, the Cardinal got it together and ended the season with a 6 game winning streak. The Cardinal will be hitting the recruiting hard this offseason. Trying to stay competitive in the pac-10 will be difficult.