1949 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

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1949 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
Conference Border Conference
Record4–6 (1–4 Border)
Head coach
Home stadium Quesenberry Field
Seasons
←  1948
1950  →
1949 Border Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas Tech $ 5 –0 –07 –5 –0
Arizona State 4 –1 –07 –3 –0
Texas Western 4 –2 –08 –2 –1
Hardin–Simmons 4 –2 –06 –4 –1
West Texas State 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
Arizona 2 –4 –02 –7 –1
New Mexico A&M 1 –4 –04 –6 –0
New Mexico 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 –3 –01 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In their second year under head coach Vaughn Corley, the Aggies compiled a 4–6 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished seventh in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 315 to 265. [1] [2] The team played home games on Quesenberry Field in Las Cruces, New Mexico. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 White Sands Proving Ground *
W 68–0 [4]
September 24at Arizona
L 7–4014,000 [5]
September 30 New Mexico
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)
L 13–14 [6]
October 6 New Mexico Military *
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 45–25 [7]
October 15at San Diego State *
L 18–398,000 [8]
October 29 New Mexico Highlands *
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 40–12 [9]
November 5at Arizona State
L 32–6813,500 [10]
November 12 Arizona State–Flagstaff
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 35–0 [11]
November 19 Colorado A&M *
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 0–45 [12]
November 25at Texas Western
L 7–695,000 [13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "1949 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  2. ↑ "New Mexico State Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2018. p. 72. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  3. ↑ 2018 Media Guide, p. 15.
  4. ↑ "NM Aggies pound WSPG club, 68–0". The El Paso Times. September 18, 1949. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Arizona scuttles Farmers". The El Paso Times. September 25, 1949. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "A&M is edges by Lobos 14–13". Las Cruces Sun-News. October 2, 1949. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Farmers top NMMI by 45–25". The El Paso Times. October 7, 1949. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Howard Hagen (October 16, 1949). "Aztecs Wallop N.M. Aggies, 39–18". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-3.
  9. ↑ "Aggies wallop N.M. Highlands". The Arizona Daily Star. October 30, 1949. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Tempe pastes Aggies, 68 to 32 in easy battle". The Arizona Daily Star. November 6, 1949. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "N.M. Aggie storm over Flagstaff, 35–0". Albuquerque Journal. November 13, 1949. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Colorado A&M bops NM Aggies, 45–0". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 20, 1949. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Miners prize those 576 net yards in final game". El Paso Herald-Post. November 26, 1949. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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