1970 New Mexico State Aggies football team

1970 New Mexico State Aggies football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–6
Head coach	Jim Wood (3rd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1970 NCAA University Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					10	–	1	–	0
Villanova			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Air Force			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Georgia Tech			–					9	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Houston			–					8	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Tulane			–					8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Penn State			–					7	–	3	–	0
West Texas State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					7	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	4	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					5	–	5	–	0
Utah State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					3	–	8	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					3	–	6	–	0
Buffalo			–					2	–	9	–	0
Navy			–					2	–	9	–	0
Army			–					1	–	9	–	1
Xavier			–					1	–	9	–	0
Holy Cross			–					0	–	10	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University as an independent during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their third year under head coach Jim Wood, the Aggies compiled a 4–6 record and were outscored by a total of 282 to 277. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 12	Colorado State		L 9–28
September 19	Texas–Arlington		W 35–7
September 26	at SMU		L 21–34
October 3	at UTEP		L 14–21
October 10	Northern Arizona		W 57–13
October 17	at New Mexico		L 17–24
October 24	at West Texas A&M		L 7–37
October 31	at North Texas		W 32–31
November 14	Lamar		W 69–37
November 28	Utah State		L 21–45