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1996 New Mexico State Aggies football team

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1996 New Mexico State Aggies football
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record1–10 (0–5 Big West)
Head coach
Home stadiumAggie Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Big West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Nevada +   4 1     9 3  
Utah State +   4 1     6 5  
Idaho   3 2     6 5  
North Texas   3 2     5 6  
Boise State   1 4     2 10  
New Mexico State   0 5     1 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1996 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University in the Big West Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh year under head coach Jim Hess, 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 29New Mexico*L 7–28
September 7at No. 8 Texas*L 7–4169,762
September 14at UTEP*L 7–1431,654
September 21Cal State Northridge*
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 0–3312,259[4]
September 28at No. 17 LSU*L 7–6377,676
October 12Utah State
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 21–537,839
October 19at North TexasL 0–13
October 26Southern Utah*
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 52–21
November 2at NevadaL 14–6322,815
November 9at IdahoL 19–349,494
November 16Boise State
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 32–334,153
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1996 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. ^ Jeff Fletcher (September 22, 1996). "CSUN, Flowers Blossom in Desert". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C8. Retrieved June 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon