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1977 New Mexico State Aggies football
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record4–7 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1976
1978 →
1977 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Texas State $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Wichita State 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
New Mexico State 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Indiana State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Tulsa 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Drake 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Southern Illinois 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Tulsa, Indiana State, and Southern Illinois played designated conference games.

The 1977 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their fifth year under head coach Jim Bradley, the Aggies compiled a 4–7 record. [1] [2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3 Southern Illinois
W 29–711,044
September 10at Arkansas*
L 10–5353,167
September 17 Wichita State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 24–1211,406 [4]
September 24 Drake
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 35–9
October 1at UTEP*
L 21–2322,375
October 8 West Texas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 14–1711,879 [5]
October 22at Texas–Arlington*
W 7–64,500 [6]
October 29 New Mexico*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM ( rivalry)
L 13–35
November 5at North Texas State*
L 17–45
November 12at Tulsa
L 24–2711,384
November 19 Idaho*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 44–476,438 [7]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1977 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. ^ "Lethargie Aggies get by Wichita State 24–12". El Paso Times. September 18, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "West Texas true grit stops Aggies, 17–14". Las Cruces Sun-News. October 9, 1977. Retrieved May 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Late FG try fails; Ags nudge Mavs". El Paso Times. October 23, 1977. p. E1. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Idaho bursts, then hangs on". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 20, 1977. p. D3.
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