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1970 New Mexico State Aggies football team

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.[1][2] The team played home games at home games at Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.[3]

1970 New Mexico State Aggies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Colorado State
L 9–2815,210[4]
September 19UT Arlington
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 35–7[5]
September 26at SMU
L 21–3430,264[6]
October 3at UTEP
L 14–2115,653[7]
October 10Northern Arizona
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 57–137,655[8][9]
October 17at New Mexico
L 17–2417,942[10]
October 24at West Texas State
L 7–37
October 31at North Texas State
W 32–319,500[11]
November 14Lamar
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 69–379,800
November 28Utah State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 21–454,750

References

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  1. ^ "1970 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "New Mexico State Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2018. p. 73. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  3. ^ 2018 Media Guide, p. 15.
  4. ^ "CSU rolls over Aggies". The Arizona Republic. September 13, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "UTA loses to NMS 35–7". Grand Prairie Daily News. September 20, 1970. p. 7. Retrieved January 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  6. ^ "Hammond leads Ponies to win over NMS, 34–21". The Kilgore News Herald. September 27, 1970. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UTEP pulls out last second win over Aggies". The Arizona Republic. October 4, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ags crush Axers". Albuquerque Journal. October 11, 1970. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Northern Arizona)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  10. ^ "Lobos defeat NMS". The Arizona Daily Star. October 18, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "NMS trips North Texas". San Antonio Express. November 1, 1970. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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