1979 New Mexico State Aggies football team

The 1979 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University in the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Gil Krueger, the Aggies compiled a 2–9 record.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.^[3]

1979 New Mexico State Aggies football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	2–9 (1–4 MVC)
Head coach	Gil Krueger (2nd season)
Home stadium	Aggie Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

1979 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
West Texas State $	5	–	0	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Southern Illinois	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Indiana State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Drake	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
New Mexico State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Wichita State	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Tulsa	0	–	0	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion Tulsa was ineligible for MVC title

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Wichita State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 23–13	18,821	[4]
September 8	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 13–14		[5]
September 15	at UTEP*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (rivalry)	W 14–13	30,132	[6]
September 22	Indiana State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 23–40	18,175	[7]
September 29	New Mexico*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	L 16–30	26,271	[8]
October 6	at No. 5 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 0–57	76,135	[9]
October 13	at North Texas State*	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 7–21	13,011	[10]
October 20	Texas–Arlington*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 14–42	15,224	[11]
November 3	West Texas State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 21–54	12,202	[12]
November 10	at Tulsa*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 16–38	10,065	[13]
November 17	at Southern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 28–45	8,700	[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1979 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 shock Shockers in opener". El Paso Times. September 2, 1979. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Blocked conversion saves Drake victory". Omaha World-Herald. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "NMS slides past UTEP". Albuquerque Journal. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Indiana State dumps NU foe". Lincoln Journal Star. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Wolfpack rallies past NMSU 30–16". The Santa Fe New Mexican. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Huskers throttle Aggies". The Daily Nonpareil. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Mean Green crunch Ags". Albuquerque Journal. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "UTA clubs NSU, 37–14". The Times. September 23, 1979. p. 2D. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Buffalos run over NMSU 54–21". The El Paso Times. November 4, 1979. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Tulsa belts NMSU Ags". The Roswell Daily Record. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Southern Illinois routs New Mexico State". Evansville Courier and Press. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.