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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 Hess
Conference: Big West-

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1893 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024

1996 Season Highlights

Jim Hess enters his 7th season as Head Coach at New Mexico State.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 29	vs. New Mexico	7	28	L
Sat., Sep. 7	@ Texas	7	41	L
Sat., Sep. 14	@ Texas El Paso	7	14	L
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Northridge State	0	33	L
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Louisiana State	7	63	L
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Utah State	21	53	L
Sat., Oct. 19	@ North Texas	0	13	L
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Southern Utah	52	21	W
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Nevada	14	63	L
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Idaho	19	34	L
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Boise State	32	33	L

1996 Season Totals
Record	1-10
Points Scored	166
Scoring Average	15.1
Points Allowed	396
Defense Average	36.0
Opponents Record	48-45
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	0-6

1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1996 Big West- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Nevada	9-3	515	278	Won 18-15				Jeff Tisdel
Utah State	6-5	330	339					John L. Smith
North Texas	5-6	161	293					Matt Simon
Boise State	2-10	240	459					Tom Mason
New Mexico State	1-10	166	396					Jim Hess

1996 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1996 All Big West Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.