1981 New Mexico State Aggies football team

The 1981 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University in the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Gil Krueger, the Aggies compiled a 3–8 record.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.^[3]

1981 New Mexico State Aggies football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	3–8 (1–5 MVC)
Head coach	Gil Krueger (4th season)
Home stadium	Aggie Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

1981 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Drake +	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Tulsa +	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Southern Illinois	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
West Texas State	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Wichita State	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Indiana State	2	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
New Mexico State	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Illinois State	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at UTEP*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (rivalry)	W 14–7	25,600	[4]
September 12	at UT Arlington*	Maverick Stadium Arlington, TX	L 13–26		[5]
September 19	Indiana State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 6–41	19,380	[6]
October 3	Wichita State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 20–24		[7]
October 10	at North Texas State*	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 16–38		[8]
October 17	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 20–10	11,134	[9]
October 24	New Mexico*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	L 13–17	19,253	[10]
October 31	Western Illinois*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 31–24		[11]
November 7	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 0–31	23,621	[12]
November 14	Southern Illinois	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 15–23		[13]
November 21	West Texas State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 9–45		[14]
*Non-conference game