1966_New_Mexico_State_Aggies_football_team

1966 New Mexico State Aggies football
1966 New Mexico State Aggies football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–3
Head coach	Warren B. Woodson (9th season);
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1965 1967 →

1966 New Mexico State Aggies football team

American college football season

The 1966 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University as an independent during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their ninth year under head coach Warren B. Woodson, the Aggies compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 321 to 159.^[1] The team played its four home games at Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

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The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Sal Olivas with 1,154 passing yards, running back Jim Bohl with 1,148 rushing yards, and Mike Carroll with 431 receiving yards.^[2]

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	Howard Payne	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 35–7	12,000	^[3]
September 17	at North Texas State	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 21–25		^[4]
September 24	Arlington State	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 23–10	> 12,000	^[5]
October 1	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 23–7	10,872	^[6]
October 8	Pacific (CA)	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 49–23		^[7]
October 15	Wichita State	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 45–17	17,500	^[8]
October 22	at West Texas State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	L 14–17		^[9]
October 29	at Eastern New Mexico	Greyhound Stadium Portales, NM	W 50–13		^[10]
November 12	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)	W 47–12	12,272	^[11]
November 19	at Texas Western	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (rivalry)	L 14–28	25,521	^[12]
Homecoming

v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–		9	–	0	–	1
Colgate		–		–		8	–	1	–	1
No. 8 Georgia Tech		–		–		9	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–		8	–	2	–	0
Dayton		–		–		8	–	2	–	0
Houston		–		–		8	–	2	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		7	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Miami (FL)		–		–		8	–	2	–	1
VPI		–		–		8	–	2	–	1
Syracuse		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
Colorado State		–		–		7	–	3	–	0
New Mexico State		–		–		7	–	3	–	0
West Texas State		–		–		7	–	3	–	0
Villanova		–		–		6	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–		6	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	4	–	0
Texas Western		–		–		6	–	4	–	0
Tulane		–		–		5	–	4	–	1
Florida State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Buffalo		–		–		5	–	5	–	0
Penn State		–		–		5	–	5	–	0
Air Force		–		–		4	–	6	–	0
Boston College		–		–		4	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		–		4	–	6	–	0
Utah State		–		–		4	–	6	–	0
Xavier		–		–		4	–	6	–	0
Pacific		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
San Jose State		–		–		3	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		1	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

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