1986 New Mexico State Aggies football team

The 1986 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Mike Knoll, the Aggies compiled a 1–10 record.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.^[3]

1986 New Mexico State Aggies football
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	1–10 (1–6 PCAA)
Head coach	Mike Knoll (1st season)
Home stadium	Aggie Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Jose State $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Fresno State	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Long Beach State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
UNLV	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Utah State	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Pacific (CA)	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Cal State Fullerton	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	9	–	0
New Mexico State	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 30	Angelo State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 21–28
September 6	Cal State Fullerton	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 24–21
September 13	UTEP*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	L 33–47
September 20	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 14–41
September 27	at No. 9 Arkansas*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 11–42
October 4	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 9–42
October 11	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	L 14–17
October 18	Long Beach State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 7–38
October 25	at New Mexico*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)	L 14–45
November 1	San Jose State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 7–45
November 15	UNLV	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 42–58
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1986 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
2. "New Mexico State Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2019. p. 74. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
3. 2019 Media Guide, p. 15.