US Bank/NM State Athletics Hall of Fame
To this day, remains the greatest football team in NM State history with an undefeated 11-0 mark...Won the Border Conference Championship over Arizona State...Won the Sun Bowl for the second-straight year...Beat Utah State, who was led by eventual NFL Hall of Fame member Merlin Olsen...Led the nation in a number of individual and team offensive categories...Seven players went on to play professionally including First Team AP All-American Pervis Atkins and future NFL All-Pro selection Charley Johnson...Coached by Warren Woodson.
Roster | Armando Alba, Ricky Alba, Pervis Atkins, Bill Birdwell, Chris Cadenhead, Tony Calabria, Jim Campbell, Lonnie Carter, Royce Cassell, Carl Covington, Frank Cusenza, Bob Gaiters, Jerry Gambatese, Dennis Ganstine, Sal Gonzalez, Ken Hays, Gary Hobbs, Morris Hodgson, Bob Jackson, Charley Johnson, Bob Kelly, Bob Langford, Ralph Leonard, Ron Logback, Clem Mancini, Jack Moss, Charles Pettes, Don Rierson, Dick Rudzik, Mike Rutherford, Allan Sepkowitz, John Shamburg, E.A. Sims, Pete Smolanovich, Floyd Strickland, Dave Thompson, Doug Veazey, Bill Wallace, J.W. Witt, Jim Worrick, Don Yannessa, Browning Yelvington, Lou Zivkovich
Coaches | Warren Woodson, Tom Moulton, Paul Alley, Howard White
