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American college football season
The 1979 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University in the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their second year under head coach Gil Krueger , the Aggies compiled a 2–9 record.[1] [2] The team played its home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico .[3]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 1 Wichita State W 23–1318,821 [4]
September 8 at Drake L 13–14
September 15 at UTEP * W 14–1330,132
September 22 Indiana State Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM L 23–4018,175
September 29 New Mexico * Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (rivalry ) L 16–30
October 6 at No. 5 Nebraska * L 0–5776,135
October 13 at North Texas State * L 7–2113,011 [5]
October 20 Texas–Arlington * Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM L 14–4215,224 [6]
November 3 West Texas State Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM L 21–5412,202 [7]
November 10 at Tulsa L 16–38
November 17 at Southern Illinois L 28–458,700
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
References
^ "1979 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2020 .
^ "New Mexico State Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF) . New Mexico State University. 2019. p. 73. Retrieved December 18, 2020 .
^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 15.
^ "Ags shock Shockers in opener" . El Paso Times . September 2, 1979. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "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 .
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