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1986 New Mexico State Aggies football team

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1986 New Mexico State Aggies football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record1–10 (1–6 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAggie Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 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 6 1 0 9 2 0
Long Beach State 4 3 0 6 5 0
UNLV 3 4 0 6 5 0
Utah State 3 4 0 3 8 0
Pacific (CA) 2 5 0 4 7 0
Cal State Fullerton 2 5 0 3 9 0
New Mexico State 1 6 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30Angelo State*L 21–2814,778[4]
September 6Cal State Fullerton
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 24–2112,896[5]
September 13UTEP*
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)
L 33–4732,904[6]
September 20at Pacific (CA)L 14–4113,500[7]
September 27at No. 9 Arkansas*L 11–4255,106[8]
October 4at Utah StateL 9–4210,143[9]
October 11at Fresno StateL 14–1734,546[10]
October 18Long Beach State
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 7–3812,931[11]
October 25at New Mexico*L 14–4517,392[12]
November 1San Jose State
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 7–457,348[13]
November 15UNLV
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 42–589,283[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1986 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 18, 2020.
  3. ^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 15.
  4. ^ "Goal-line stand saves Rams". San Angelo Standard-Times. August 31, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Late touchdown helps UTEP beat Aggies, 47–33". Albuquerque Journal. September 14, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "State ripped by Pacific to go 1–3". The Santa Fe New Mexican. September 21, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ninth-ranked Hogs blitz New Mexico State". Longview Morning Journal. September 28, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Utah State nabs win". The Daily Spectrum. October 5, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Fresno State squeezes past New Mexico St". The Modesto Bee. October 12, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "49ers embarrass Aggies on homecoming night with 38–7 PCAA win". Albuquerque Journal. October 19, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Lobos clobber Aggies". The El Paso Times. October 26, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "San Jose rolls over Aggies". The El Paso Times. November 2, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Guess what? Aggies lose". Alamogordo Daily News. November 16, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.