1971 New Mexico State Aggies football team

1971 New Mexico State Aggies football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–5–1
Head coach	Jim Wood (4th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1971 NCAA University Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Penn State			–					11	–	1	–	0
Boston College			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Houston			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Notre Dame			–					8	–	2	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Florida State			–					8	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati			–					7	–	4	–	0
West Virginia			–					7	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					6	–	2	–	1
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Army			–					6	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					6	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State			–					5	–	5	–	1
Northern Illinois			–					5	–	5	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	5	–	1
Dayton			–					5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					4	–	7	–	0
Rutgers			–					4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					3	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	8	–	0
Tulane			–					3	–	8	–	0
Marshall			–					2	–	8	–	0
Xavier			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University as an independent during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jim Wood, the Aggies compiled a 5–5–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 220 to 208. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 11	Drake		W 7–3
September 18	at Utah State		L 0–34
September 25	North Texas		W 10–0
October 2	at SMU		L 25–28
October 9	at New Mexico		T 35–35
October 16	UTEP		L 7–14
October 23	at Texas-Arlington		W 20–6
October 30	Idaho		L 14–19
November 6	West Texas A&M		W 50–24
November 13	at Wichita State		W 31–7
November 27	at Colorado State		L 21–38