1940 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

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1940 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
Conference Border Conference
Record3–6 (1–4 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumQuesenberry Field
Seasons
  1939
1941  
1940 Border Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Arizona State $ 3 0 17 2 2
Arizona 3 1 07 2 0
Texas Mines 3 1 14 4 1
New Mexico 3 2 05 4 0
New Mexico A&M 1 4 03 6 0
Texas Tech 0 1 09 1 1
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 5 02 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1940 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts (now known as New Mexico State University) as a member of the Border Conference during the 1940 college football season. In its first year under head coach Julius H. Johnston, the team compiled a 3–6 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 200 to 95. [1] [2]

New Mexico A&M was ranked at No. 321 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. [3]

The team played its home games at Quesenberry Field in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Western New Mexico *
W 12–0
September 27 Howard Payne *
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 0–10
October 5at Arizona Tucson, AZ L 0–41
October 19at Arizona State L 6–42
October 25 Arizona State–Flagstaff
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 13–0
November 1 Bradley *
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 7–14
November 9at New Mexico L 6–396,500 [4]
November 23 Redlands Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 25–14
November 28at Texas Mines L 26–40
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. "New Mexico State Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2018. p. 72. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  2. "1940 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  3. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Paul Weeks (November 10, 1940). "Fighting Lobos Crush Aggies 39 to 6 for Greatest Victory in 24 Years". Albuquerque Journal. p. 4 via Newspapers.com.