1987 New Mexico State Aggies football team

The 1987 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 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Mike Knoll, the Aggies compiled a 2–9 record.[1][2] The team played its home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.[3]

1987 New Mexico State Aggies football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record2–9 (0–7 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAggie Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Jose State $ 7 0 0 10 2 0
Fresno State 4 3 0 6 5 0
Cal State Fullerton 4 3 0 6 6 0
UNLV 4 3 0 5 6 0
Utah State 4 3 0 5 6 0
Pacific (CA) 3 4 0 4 7 0
Long Beach State 2 5 0 4 7 0
New Mexico State 0 7 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at UTEP*L 0–3145,819
September 12New Mexico*W 17–14
September 26Angelo State*
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 17–21
October 3at Pacific (CA)L 7–239,817[4]
October 10at San Jose StateL 6–57
October 17at Long Beach StateL 6–336,309[5]
October 24McNeese State*
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 32–13[6]
October 31at Cal State FullertonL 14–482,031[7]
November 7Utah State*
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 6–2510,318
November 14UNLV
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 6–294,219
November 21Fresno State
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 10–342,621[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1987 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "New Mexico State Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2019. p. 74. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  3. ^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 15.
  4. ^ "College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 5, 1987. p. III-16. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  5. ^ Dick Wagner (October 18, 1987). "Graham leads Long Beach, 33–6". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-6. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "New Mexico State gets its kicks from rout of McNeese". Albuquerque Journal. October 25, 1987. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Robyn Norwood (November 1, 1987). "This time, Titans leave New Mexico St. all wet with 48–14 trouncing". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). p. III-11. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 22, 1987. p. III-25. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.