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1979 New Mexico State Aggies football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record2–9 (1–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAggie Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
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

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Wichita State
W 23–1318,821[4]
September 8at Drake
L 13–14
September 15at UTEP*
W 14–1330,132
September 22Indiana State
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 23–4018,175
September 29New Mexico*
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)
L 16–30
October 6at No. 5 Nebraska*
L 0–5776,135
October 13at North Texas State*
L 7–2113,011[5]
October 20Texas–Arlington*
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 14–4215,224[6]
November 3West Texas State
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 21–5412,202[7]
November 10at Tulsa*
L 16–3810,065
November 17at Southern Illinois
L 28–458,700
  • *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. ^ "Mean Green crunch Ags". Albuquerque Journal. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "UTA clubs NSU, 37–14". The Times. September 23, 1979. p. 2D. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Buffalos run over NMSU 54–21". The El Paso Times. November 4, 1979. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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