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 Bradley Conference: Missouri Valley-
1976 Season Highlights
Jim Bradley enters his 4th season as Head Coach at New Mexico State.
The Aggies won the Missouri Valley Conference Championship.
1976 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 4 @ Drake
30
29
W
Sat., Sep. 11 vs.
Texas El Paso
13
10
W
Sat., Sep. 18 @ Texas-Arlington
10
21
L
Sat., Sep. 25 vs. Lamar
17
21
L
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Tulsa
7
32
L
Sat., Oct. 9 @ Idaho
6
33
L
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
North Texas
14
25
L
Sat., Oct. 30 @
New Mexico
16
7
W
Sat., Nov. 6 vs. Wichita State
26
6
W
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Fresno State
0
44
L
Sat., Nov. 20 vs. West Texas A&M
13
13
T
1976 Season Totals
Record 4-6
-1
Points Scored 152
Scoring Average 13.8
Points Allowed 241
Defense Average 21.9
Opponents Record 24-32
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-2
-1
Away Record 2-4
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1976 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1976 All Missouri Valley Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.