| Year: | 1978 |
| Team: | New Mexico State Aggies |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Short Conf: | MVC |
| Record: | 6–5 |
| Conf Record: | 5–1 |
| Head Coach: | Gil Krueger |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Aggie Memorial Stadium |
| Champion: | MVC champion |
The 1978 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Gil Krueger, the Aggies compiled a 6–5 record and finished as MVC champions.[1] [2] The team played its home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.[3]