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: Fred Zechman Conference: Big West-
1983 Season Highlights
Fred Zechman enters his 1st season as Head Coach at New Mexico State.
1983 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 @
Texas El Paso
9
20
L
Sat., Sep. 10 vs.
Louisiana Tech
15
7
W
Sat., Sep. 17 @
North Texas
3
49
L
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
New Mexico
10
31
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Iowa State
24
17
W
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Tulsa
10
24
L
Sat., Oct. 15 vs. Drake
42
23
W
Sat., Oct. 22 @ Texas-Arlington
7
28
L
Sat., Oct. 29 @ Southern Illinois
3
41
L
Sat., Nov. 5 vs. Wichita State
62
28
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs. West Texas A&M
26
24
W
1983 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 211
Scoring Average 19.2
Points Allowed 292
Defense Average 26.5
Opponents Record 32-37
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 1-5
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1983 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1983 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
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.