1970 New Mexico State Aggies football team

The 1970 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University as an independent during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their third year under head coach Jim Wood, the Aggies compiled a 4–6 record and were outscored by a total of 282 to 277. The team played home games at home games at Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

1970 New Mexico State Aggies football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–6
Head coach	Jim Wood (3rd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1970 NCAA University Division independents football records

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					10	–	1	–	0
Villanova			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Air Force			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Georgia Tech			–					9	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Houston			–					8	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Tulane			–					8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Penn State			–					7	–	3	–	0
West Texas State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					7	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	4	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					5	–	5	–	0
Utah State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					3	–	8	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					3	–	6	–	0
Buffalo			–					2	–	9	–	0
Navy			–					2	–	9	–	0
Army			–					1	–	9	–	1
Xavier			–					1	–	9	–	0
Holy Cross			–					0	–	10	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12		Colorado State	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 9–28	15,210
September 19		UT Arlington	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 35–7	10,012
September 26		at SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 21–34	30,264
October 3		at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 14–21	15,653
October 10		Northern Arizona	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 57–13	7,655
October 17		at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)	L 17–24	17,942
October 24	7:00 p.m.	at West Texas State	Buffalo Bowl Canyon, TX	L 7–37	11,500
October 31	6:30 p.m.	at North Texas State	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 32–31	9,500
November 14		Lamar	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 69–37	9,800
November 28		Utah State	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 21–45	4,750
All times are in Mountain time