1971 New Mexico State Aggies football team

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1971 New Mexico State Aggies football
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record5–5–1 (0–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1970
1972  →
1971 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Memphis State $ 4 –1 –05 –6 –0
Louisville 3 –2 –06 –3 –1
Tulsa 3 –2 –04 –7 –0
North Texas State 3 –2 –03 –8 –0
Drake 2 –3 –07 –4 –0
West Texas State 1 –4 –02 –9 –0
Wichita State 0 –5 –03 –8 –0
New Mexico State * 0 –0 –05 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – New Mexico State was ineligible for conference play, but its games against Drake, North Texas State, West Texas State, and Wichita State counted in the conference standings for its opponents. Drake's game against Tampa, Memphis State's games against Cincinnati and Southern Miss, and Tulsa's games against BYU and Virginia Tech were also designated as conference games.

The 1971 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) 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] New Mexico State was ineligble for MVC play until 1972. [3] The team played home games at home games at Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico. [4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11 Drake *
W 7–3
September 18at Utah State *
L 0–3410,378
September 25 North Texas State *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 10–010,160 [5]
October 2at SMU *
L 25–2831,120 [6]
October 9at New Mexico *
T 35–3526,882 [7]
October 16 UTEP *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)
L 7–1414,682 [8]
October 236:30 p.m.at UT Arlington *
W 20–68,500 [9]
October 30 Idaho *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 14–19
November 6 West Texas State *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 50–2412,335 [10]
November 13at Wichita State *
W 31–712,254
November 27at Colorado State *
L 21–389,475 [11]

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. ↑ The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide 1972 (82nd ed.). Phoenix, Arizona: College Athletics Publishing Service. 1972. p. 52. Retrieved January 29, 2025– via Internet Archive.
  4. ↑ 2018 Media Guide, p. 15.
  5. ↑ "Aggies blank Mean Green, 10–0". Albuquerque Journal. September 26, 1971. p. D1. Retrieved October 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "SMU triumphs, 28–25". The Marshall News Messenger. October 3, 1971. Retrieved March 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Lobos escape with 35–35 tie against Aggies". Albuquerque Journal. October 10, 1971. Retrieved September 17, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "UTEP downs NMS 14–7". The Arizona Daily Star. October 17, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "New Mexico State Aggies outscore Mavericks 20–6". The El Paso Times. October 24, 1971. Retrieved October 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Pisarcik pitches Ags over Buffs, 50–24". Albuquerque Journal. November 7, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Colorado State triumphs 38–21". San Antonio Express & News. November 28, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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