1981 New Mexico State Aggies football team

1981 New Mexico State Aggies football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–8 (1–5 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAggie Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Drake + 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Tulsa + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Southern Illinois 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
West Texas State 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Wichita State 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Indiana State 2 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
New Mexico State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Illinois State 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1981 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University in the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Gil Krueger, the Aggies compiled a 3–8 record.[1][2] The team played its home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.[3]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at UTEP*
W 14–7
September 12at Texas–Arlington*
L 13–26[4]
September 19Indiana State
L 6–4119,380[5]
October 3Wichita State
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 20–24[6]
October 10at North Texas State*
L 16–38[7]
October 17at Illinois State
W 20–1011,134[8]
October 24New Mexico*
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)
L 13–17
October 31Western Illinois*
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 31–24[9]
November 7at Tulsa
L 0–31
November 14Southern Illinois
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 15–23[10]
November 21West Texas State
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 9–45[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1981 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 19, 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. ^ "Mavs crush Aggies 26–13". The El Paso Times. September 13, 1981. p. D1. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Timber! Sycs fall on Aggies 41–6". The El Paso Times. September 20, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Interception destroys NMSU comeback bid". The El Paso Times. October 4, 1981. Retrieved February 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Eagles thrash Aggies". The New Mexican. October 11, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Hebert aids Ags in conference win". Albuquerque Journal. October 18, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Aggies ring Leathernecks". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Associated Press. November 1, 1981. p. B3. Retrieved November 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ags cough up 23–15 verdict". The El Paso Times. November 15, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Refs, Ags faked out 45–9". The El Paso Times. November 22, 1979. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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