1941 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

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1941 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
Conference Border Conference
Record2–7 (0–6 Border)
Head coach
Home stadium Quesenberry Field
Seasons
←  1940
1942  →
1941 Border Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Arizona $ 5 –0 –07 –3 –0
Texas Tech 2 –0 –09 –2 –0
West Texas State 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
Hardin–Simmons 3 –1 –07 –3 –1
New Mexico 3 –2 –15 –4 –1
Texas Mines 3 –4 –04 –5 –1
Arizona State 2 –4 –15 –1 –1
Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 –5 –03 –5 –0
New Mexico A&M 0 –6 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1941 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 1941 college football season. In its second year under head coach Julius H. Johnston, the team compiled a 2–7 record (0–6 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 228 to 93. [1] [2] The team played its home games at Quesenberry Field in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

End Rex Dempsey was selected by the conference coaches as a second-team player on the 1941 All-Border Conference football team. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 New Mexico Highlands *
W 52–0 [4]
September 26 Silver City Teachers *
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 7–6 [5]
October 4at Arizona
L 0–477,500 [6]
October 11at West Texas State
L 0–51 [7]
October 18 Arizona State
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 14–19 [8]
October 25at Bradley * Peoria, IL L 0–265,000 [9]
November 1at Arizona State–Flagstaff
L 7–27 [10]
November 8 New Mexico
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)
L 0–285,000 [11]
November 22at Texas Mines
L 13–243,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "New Mexico State Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2018. p. 72. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  2. ↑ "1941 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Arizona, Hardin-Simmons Dominate All-Border Eleven". Arizona Republic. December 15, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Aggies Swamp Highlands, 52-0". Albuquerque Journal. September 20, 1941. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "New Mexico Aggies Beat Silver City, 7-6". Albuquerque Journal. September 27, 1941. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Vic Thornton (October 5, 1941). "Cats Smother Aggies, 47 To 0, On Home Field". Arizona Daily Star. pp. 1, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Canyon Hands Aggies Terrible Walloping, 51-0". El Paso Times. October 12, 1941. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Aggies Fade in Closing Minutes to Lose to Tempe, 19-14". Las Cruces Sun-News. October 19, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Bradley Tech Drubs New Mexico, 26 to 0". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. October 26, 1941. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Axmen Jolt Aggies, 27-7". Arizona Republic. November 2, 1941. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Paul Weeks (November 9, 1940). "Lobos Spoil Aggie Homecoming With Crushing 28-0 Defeat". Albuquerque Journal. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ W.T. Bentley (November 23, 1941). "Miners Win Annual Game From Aggies, 24-13: Small Crowd Sees Victory Over Farmers". The El Paso Times. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.


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