1978 New Mexico State Aggies football team

The 1978 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Gil Krueger, the Aggies compiled a 6–5 record and finished as MVC champions.[1][2] The team played its home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.[3]

1978 New Mexico State Aggies football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1978 record6–5 (5–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAggie Memorial Stadium
1978 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
New Mexico State $ 5 1 0  6 5 0
Tulsa 4 1 0  9 2 0
Southern Illinois 3 2 0  7 4 0
Drake 3 3 0  4 7 0
Indiana State 2 3 0  3 8 0
Wichita State 2 4 0  4 7 0
West Texas State 1 5 0  3 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 9at Indiana StateW 14–9
September 16UTEP*W 35–32
September 23North Texas State*
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 21–22
September 30at Southern IllinoisL 39–43
October 7Texas–Arlington*
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 17–28
October 14Tulsa
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 23–20
October 21at New Mexico*L 20–35
October 28at Wichita StateW 31–21
November 4Drake
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 21–20
November 11at Hawaii*L 20–35
November 25at West Texas StateW 33–31
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1978 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  2. "New Mexico State Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2019. p. 73. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  3. 2019 Media Guide, p. 15.
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