Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 1 | Wichita State | | W 23–13 | 18,821 | [4] |
September 8 | at Drake | | L 13–14 | | [5] |
September 15 | at UTEP* | | W 14–13 | 30,132 | [6] |
September 22 | Indiana State | - Aggie Memorial Stadium
- Las Cruces, NM
| L 23–40 | 18,175 | [7] |
September 29 | New Mexico* | - Aggie Memorial Stadium
- Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)
| L 16–30 | 26,271 | [8] |
October 6 | at No. 5 Nebraska* | | L 0–57 | 76,135 | [9] |
October 13 | at North Texas State* | | L 7–21 | 13,011 | [10] |
October 20 | Texas–Arlington* | - Aggie Memorial Stadium
- Las Cruces, NM
| L 14–42 | 15,224 | [11] |
November 3 | West Texas State | - Aggie Memorial Stadium
- Las Cruces, NM
| L 21–54 | 12,202 | [12] |
November 10 | at Tulsa* | | L 16–38 | 10,065 | [13] |
November 17 | at Southern Illinois | | L 28–45 | 8,700 | [14] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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