1973 New Mexico State Aggies football team

The 1973 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University in the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their first year under head coach Jim Bradley, the Aggies compiled a 5–6 record.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.[3]

1973 New Mexico State Aggies football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–6 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa + 5 1 0 6 5 0
North Texas State + 5 1 0 5 5 1
Louisville 3 2 0 5 6 0
New Mexico State 3 2 0 5 6 0
Wichita State 2 4 0 4 7 0
Drake 1 5 0 2 9 0
West Texas State 1 5 0 2 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at DrakeW 27–12
September 8Lamar*W 24–715,992
September 15at New Mexico*L 6–48
September 22at Colorado State*L 27–3125,124
September 29Wichita State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 44–18[4]
October 6at UTEP*W 27–239,745
October 13at San Diego State*L 0–2736,552[5]
October 20at TulsaL 14–5220,000
October 27North Texas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 7–2711,150[6]
November 3West Texas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 56–14
November 10Utah State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 12–408,433
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ "1973 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 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. ^ "Aggies over Wichita". The El Paso Times. September 30, 1973. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "49ers Remain Winless, Lose to Pacific 10-6". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 14, 1973. p. III-14. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  6. ^ "Aggies lose 27–7". Albuquerque Journal. October 28, 1973. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.