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
Record5–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Penn State  1110
Boston College  920
No. 17 Houston  930
No. 13 Notre Dame  820
Utah State  830
Florida State  840
Cincinnati  740
West Virginia  740
Temple  621
Air Force  640
Army  640
Colgate  640
Villanova  641
South Carolina  650
Southern Miss  650
Georgia Tech  660
New Mexico State  551
Northern Illinois  551
Syracuse  551
Dayton  560
Holy Cross  460
Miami (FL)  470
Rutgers  470
Virginia Tech  470
Navy  380
Pittsburgh  380
Tulane  380
Marshall  280
Xavier  190
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11DrakeW 7–3
September 18at Utah StateL 0–3410,378
September 25North Texas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 10–0[4]
October 2at SMUL 25–2831,120
October 9at New MexicoT 35–35
October 16UTEP
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)
L 7–1414,682
October 23at Texas–ArlingtonW 20–68,500[5]
October 30Idaho
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 14–19
November 6West Texas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 50–2412,335[6]
November 13at Wichita StateW 31–7
November 27at Colorado StateL 21–389,475

References