1968 New Mexico State Aggies football team

The 1968 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University as an independent during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Jim Wood, the Aggies compiled a 5–5 record and were outscored by a total of 244 to 228.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium.^[3]

1968 New Mexico State Aggies football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–5
Head coach	Jim Wood (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Penn State			–					11	–	0	–	0
Rutgers			–					8	–	2	–	0
West Texas State			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	1
Florida State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Air Force			–					7	–	3	–	0
Army			–					7	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					7	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Houston			–					6	–	2	–	2
Utah State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					7	–	3	–	0
VPI			–					7	–	4	–	0
Pacific			–					6	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	0
Xavier			–					6	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	5	–	0
New Mexico State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					4	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					3	–	6	–	1
San Jose State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					2	–	8	–	0
Tulane			–					2	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 12–28	9,217	^[4]
September 21	at North Texas State	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 20–47	9,217	^[5]
September 28	Texas–Arlington	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 21–20		^[6]
October 5	at Lamar Tech	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 16–14
October 19	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (rivalry)	L 14–30
October 26	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 27–13	18,339	^[7]
November 2	West Texas State	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 14–23
November 9	Wichita State	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 47–21
November 16	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)	W 33–6
November 28	at Louisiana Tech	Louisiana Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	L 24–42	5,000	^[8]

References

1. "1968 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
2. "New Mexico State Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2018. p. 73. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
3. 2018 Media Guide, p. 15.
4. "Utah State Takes Opener 28-12". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 15, 1968. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "North Texas dumps Aggies, 47–20". Las Cruces Sun-News. September 22, 1968. p. D1. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Aggies rally to defeat Arlington for first win". Las Cruces Sun-News. September 29, 1968. p. 13. Retrieved January 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
8. "Louisiana Tech blasts New Mexico St., 42–24". Albuquerque Journal. November 29, 1968. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.