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 | | |
September 15 | at UTEP* | | W 14–13 | 30,132 | |
September 22 | Indiana State | - Aggie Memorial Stadium
- Las Cruces, NM
| L 23–40 | 18,175 | |
September 29 | New Mexico* | - Aggie Memorial Stadium
- Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)
| L 16–30 | | |
October 6 | at No. 5 Nebraska* | | L 0–57 | 76,135 | |
October 13 | at North Texas State* | | L 7–21 | 13,011 | [5] |
October 20 | Texas–Arlington* | - Aggie Memorial Stadium
- Las Cruces, NM
| L 14–42 | 15,224 | [6] |
November 3 | West Texas State | - Aggie Memorial Stadium
- Las Cruces, NM
| L 21–54 | 12,202 | [7] |
November 10 | at Tulsa* | | L 16–38 | 10,065 | |
November 17 | at Southern Illinois | | L 28–45 | 8,700 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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- ^ "New Mexico State Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2019. p. 73. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 15.
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- ^ "Mean Green crunch Ags". Albuquerque Journal. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UTA clubs NSU, 37–14". The Times. September 23, 1979. p. 2D. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Buffalos run over NMSU 54–21". The El Paso Times. November 4, 1979. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.