1971 New Mexico State Aggies football team

The 1971 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University as an independent during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jim Wood, the Aggies compiled a 5–5–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 220 to 208.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.[3]

1971 New Mexico State Aggies football
ConferenceIndependent
1971 record5–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Penn State      11 1 0
Boston College      9 2 0
No. 17 Houston      9 3 0
No. 13 Notre Dame      8 2 0
Utah State      8 3 0
Florida State      8 4 0
Cincinnati      7 4 0
West Virginia      7 4 0
Temple      6 2 1
Air Force      6 4 0
Army      6 4 0
Colgate      6 4 0
Villanova      6 4 1
South Carolina      6 5 0
Southern Miss      6 5 0
Georgia Tech      6 6 0
New Mexico State      5 5 1
Northern Illinois      5 5 1
Syracuse      5 5 1
Dayton      5 6 0
Holy Cross      4 6 0
Miami (FL)      4 7 0
Virginia Tech      4 7 0
Navy      3 8 0
Pittsburgh      3 8 0
Tulane      3 8 0
Marshall      2 8 0
Xavier      1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 11DrakeW 7–3
September 18at Utah StateL 0–34
September 25North Texas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 10–0
October 2at SMUL 25–28
October 9at New MexicoT 35–35
October 16UTEP
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)
L 7–14
October 23at Texas–ArlingtonW 20–6
October 30Idaho
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 14–19
November 6West Texas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 50–24
November 13at Wichita StateW 31–7
November 27at Colorado StateL 21–38

References

  1. "1971 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  2. "New Mexico State Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2018. p. 73. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  3. 2018 Media Guide, p. 15.
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