1968 New Mexico State Aggies football team

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1968 New Mexico State Aggies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Penn State     11 0 0
Rutgers     8 2 0
West Texas State     8 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame     7 2 1
Florida State     8 3 0
Air Force     7 3 0
Army     7 3 0
Buffalo     7 3 0
No. 18 Houston     6 2 2
Utah State     7 3 0
Boston College     7 3 0
West Virginia     7 3 0
VPI     7 4 0
Pacific     6 4 0
Syracuse     6 4 0
Villanova     6 4 0
Xavier     6 4 0
Colgate     5 5 0
Dayton     5 5 0
Miami (FL)     5 5 0
New Mexico State     5 5 0
Georgia Tech     4 6 0
Southern Miss     4 6 0
Holy Cross     3 6 1
San Jose State     3 7 0
Navy     2 8 0
Tulane     2 8 0
Pittsburgh     1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University as an independent during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Jim Wood, the Aggies compiled a 5–5 record and were outscored by a total of 244 to 228.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium.[3]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Utah StateL 12–289,217[4]
September 21at North Texas StateL 20–479,217[5]
September 28 No. 6 Texas–Arlington
W 21–20[6]
October 5at Lamar TechW 16–14
October 19at UTEPL 14–30
October 26at Northern IllinoisW 27–1318,339[7]
November 2West Texas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 14–23
November 9Wichita State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 47–21
November 16at New MexicoW 33–6
November 28at Louisiana TechL 24–425,000[8]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1968 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "New Mexico State Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2018. p. 73. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  3. ^ 2018 Media Guide, p. 15.
  4. ^ "Utah State Takes Opener 28-12". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 15, 1968. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "North Texas dumps Aggies, 47–20". Las Cruces Sun-News. September 22, 1968. p. D1. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Aggies rally to defeat Arlington for first win". Las Cruces Sun-News. September 29, 1968. p. 13. Retrieved January 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  8. ^ "Louisiana Tech blasts New Mexico St., 42–24". Albuquerque Journal. November 29, 1968. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.