1978 New Mexico State Aggies football team

1978 New Mexico State Aggies football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–5 (5–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAggie Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Mexico State $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Tulsa 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Southern Illinois 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Drake 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Indiana State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wichita State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
West Texas State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1978 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Gil Krueger, the Aggies compiled a 6–5 record and finished as MVC champions.[1][2] The team played its home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Indiana State
W 14–98,514[4]
September 16UTEP*
W 35–3230,193[5]
September 23North Texas State*
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 21–2213,196[6]
September 30at Southern Illinois
L 39–4314,112[7]
October 7Texas–Arlington*
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 17–2813,852[8]
October 14Tulsa
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 23–2012,337[9]
October 21at New Mexico*
L 20–3517,056[10]
October 28at Wichita State
W 31–2113,168[11]
November 4Drake
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 21–2018,578[12]
November 11at Hawaii*
L 20–3525,193[13]
November 25at West Texas State
W 33–31[14]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1978 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "New Mexico State Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2019. p. 73. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  3. ^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 15.
  4. ^ "Ags fumble to 14–9 win". Albuquerque Journal. September 10, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "30,193 watch Ags edge UTEP". Albuquerque Journal. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "North Texas State escapes, 22–21". The Des Moines Register. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Saluki offense outdoes Aggies' passer, 43–39". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Mavericks pick up 28–17 win". El Paso Times. October 8, 1978. p. 12E. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "TU loses it, 23–20, just for kicks". Tulsa World. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Williams, New Mexico tame Aggies 35–20". The Santa Fe New Mexican. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Aggies victorious, 31–21". Albuquerque Journal. October 29, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "New Mexico State wins". The Courier. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Rainbows run wild, 35–20". The Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "NM Aggies seize MVC title". Carlsbad Current-Argus. November 24, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.