The 1986 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Mike Knoll, the Aggies compiled a 1–10 record.[1][2] The team played its home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.[3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 30 | Angelo State* | | L 21–28 | 14,778 | [4] |
September 6 | Cal State Fullerton | - Aggie Memorial Stadium
- Las Cruces, NM
| W 24–21 | 12,896 | [5] |
September 13 | UTEP* | - Aggie Memorial Stadium
- Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)
| L 33–47 | 32,904 | [6] |
September 20 | at Pacific (CA) | | L 14–41 | 13,500 | [7] |
September 27 | at No. 9 Arkansas* | | L 11–42 | 55,106 | [8] |
October 4 | at Utah State | | L 9–42 | 10,143 | [9] |
October 11 | at Fresno State | | L 14–17 | 34,546 | [10] |
October 18 | Long Beach State | - Aggie Memorial Stadium
- Las Cruces, NM
| L 7–38 | 12,931 | [11] |
October 25 | at New Mexico* | | L 14–45 | 17,392 | [12] |
November 1 | San Jose State | - Aggie Memorial Stadium
- Las Cruces, NM
| L 7–45 | 7,348 | [13] |
November 15 | UNLV | - Aggie Memorial Stadium
- Las Cruces, NM
| L 42–58 | 9,283 | [14] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
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References
- ^ "1986 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ "New Mexico State Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2019. p. 74. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 15.
- ^ "Goal-line stand saves Rams". San Angelo Standard-Times. August 31, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Titans lose one they 'should have won' to New Mexico St., 24–21". The Los Angeles Times. September 7, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late touchdown helps UTEP beat Aggies, 47–33". Albuquerque Journal. September 14, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State ripped by Pacific to go 1–3". The Santa Fe New Mexican. September 21, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ninth-ranked Hogs blitz New Mexico State". Longview Morning Journal. September 28, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utah State nabs win". The Daily Spectrum. October 5, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno State squeezes past New Mexico St". The Modesto Bee. October 12, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "49ers embarrass Aggies on homecoming night with 38–7 PCAA win". Albuquerque Journal. October 19, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lobos clobber Aggies". The El Paso Times. October 26, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "San Jose rolls over Aggies". The El Paso Times. November 2, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Guess what? Aggies lose". Alamogordo Daily News. November 16, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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