1968 New Mexico State Aggies football team

The 1968 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University as an independent during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Jim Wood, the Aggies compiled a 5–5 record and were outscored by a total of 244 to 228.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium.[3]

1968 New Mexico State Aggies football
ConferenceIndependent
1968 record5–5
Head coachJim Wood (1st season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Penn State      11 0 0
Rutgers      8 2 0
West Texas State      8 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame      7 2 1
Florida State      8 3 0
Air Force      7 3 0
Army      7 3 0
Buffalo      7 3 0
No. 18 Houston      6 2 2
Utah State      7 3 0
Boston College      7 3 0
West Virginia      7 3 0
VPI      7 4 0
Syracuse      6 4 0
Villanova      6 4 0
Xavier      6 4 0
Colgate      5 5 0
Dayton      5 5 0
Miami (FL)      5 5 0
New Mexico State      5 5 0
Georgia Tech      4 6 0
Southern Miss      4 6 0
Holy Cross      3 6 1
San Jose State      3 7 0
Navy      2 8 0
Tulane      2 8 0
Pittsburgh      1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Utah State
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
L 12–289,217[4]
September 21at North Texas State
L 20–47
September 28Texas–Arlington
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 21–20
October 5at Lamar Tech
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 16–14
October 19at UTEP
L 14–30
October 26at Northern IllinoisW 27–13
November 2West Texas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 14–23
November 9Wichita State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 47–21
November 16at New Mexico
W 33–6
November 28at Louisiana Tech
  • Louisiana Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
L 24–42

References

  1. "1968 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. "Utah State Takes Opener 28-12". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 15, 1968. p. 25 via Newspapers.com.
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