New Mexico State Football Team History
New Mexico State Aggies
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM
Founded: 1888 Stadium: Aggie Memorial Stadium Capacity: 30,343 Colors: Crimson & White Coach: Jim Wood Conference: Independent-
1968 Season Highlights
Jim Wood enters his 1st season as Head Coach at New Mexico State.
1968 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 14 @
Utah State
12
28
L
Sat., Sep. 21 @
North Texas
20
47
L
Sat., Sep. 28 vs. Texas-Arlington
21
20
W
Sat., Oct. 5 @ Lamar
16
14
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Texas El Paso
14
30
L
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Northern Illinois
27
13
W
Sat., Nov. 2 vs. West Texas A&M
14
23
L
Sat., Nov. 9 vs. Wichita State
47
21
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @
New Mexico
33
6
W
Thu., Nov. 28 @
Louisiana Tech
24
42
L
1968 Season Totals
Record 5-5
Points Scored 228
Scoring Average 22.8
Points Allowed 244
Defense Average 24.4
Opponents Record 30-30
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-1
Away Record 3-4
1968 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1968 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1968 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.