1969 New Mexico State Aggies football team

The 1969 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University as an independent during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Jim Wood, the Aggies compiled a 5–5 record and were outscored by a total of 235 to 199.[1][2] The team played home games at home games at Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.[3]

1969 New Mexico State Aggies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Penn State     11 0 0
No. 17 West Virginia     10 1 0
No. 12 Houston     9 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame     8 2 1
Buffalo     6 3 0
Rutgers     6 3 0
Villanova     6 3 0
Florida State     6 3 1
Colgate     5 3 1
Air Force     6 4 0
West Texas State     6 4 0
Boston College     5 4 0
New Mexico State     5 5 0
Southern Miss     5 5 0
Syracuse     5 5 0
Army     4 5 1
VPI     4 5 1
Georgia Tech     4 6 0
Miami (FL)     4 6 0
Pittsburgh     4 6 0
Dayton     3 7 0
Marshall     3 7 0
Northern Illinois     3 7 0
Tulane     3 7 0
Utah State     3 7 0
Idaho     2 8 0
Navy     1 9 0
Xavier     1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Howard PayneW 21–14
September 27at UT ArlingtonW 16–79,500[4]
October 4at Lamar TechL 7–913,747
October 11at Wichita StateW 23–6
October 18North Texas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 12–3017,770[5]
October 25at West Texas StateL 16–17
November 8at UTEPW 41–3817,772[6]
November 15at San Diego StateL 21–7025,827[7]
November 22New Mexico
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)
L 21–2414,078[8]
November 27Colorado State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 21–205,280[9]

References

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  1. ^ "1969 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. ^ "Fort Worth Star-Telegram". September 28, 1969. p. 2B. Retrieved January 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "NTS sinks Ags, 30–12". Albuquerque Journal. October 19, 1969. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Aggies score wild 41–38 win over UTEP". Albuquerque Journal. November 9, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Abe J. Perilman (November 16, 1969). "San Diego Swamps Aggies, 70-21". Las Cruces Sun-News. Las Cruces, New Mexico. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.  
  8. ^ "Lobos squeeze by Aggies, 24–21". The Santa Fe New Mexican. November 23, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "New Mexico State edges past Rams". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 28, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.