1941 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

1941 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	2–7 (0–6 Border)
Head coach	Julius H. Johnston (2nd season)
Home stadium	Quesenberry Field
Seasons ←  1940 1942  →

1941 Border Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Arizona $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Texas Tech	2	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
West Texas State	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Hardin–Simmons	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
New Mexico	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Texas Mines	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Arizona State	2	–	4	–	1			5	–	1	–	1
Arizona State–Flagstaff	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
New Mexico A&M	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	New Mexico Highlands *	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	W 52–0		[4]
September 26	Silver City Teachers *	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	W 7–6		[5]
October 4	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 0–47	7,500	[6]
October 11	at West Texas State	Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX	L 0–51		[7]
October 18	Arizona State	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	L 14–19		[8]
October 25	at Bradley *	Peoria, IL	L 0–26	5,000	[9]
November 1	at Arizona State–Flagstaff	Skidmore Field Flagstaff, AZ	L 7–27		[10]
November 8	New Mexico	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	L 0–28	5,000	[11]
November 22	at Texas Mines	Kidd Field El Paso, TX (rivalry)	L 13–24	3,000	[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.