1951 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

1951 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	1–9 (1–4 Border)
Head coach	Joseph T. Coleman (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1950 1952  →

1951 Border Conference football standings

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

The 1951 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 1951 college football season In their first year under head coach Joseph T. Coleman, the Aggies compiled a 1–9 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 337 to 115. ^{[1] [2]} The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico. ^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 13–67	16,000	[4]
September 22	Stephen F. Austin *	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 7–27	5,000	[5] [6]
September 29	at Texas Western	Kidd Field El Paso, TX (rivalry)	L 7–41	7,500	[7]
October 6	New Mexico *	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	L 0–20	6,200	[8]
October 12	at Colorado Mines *	Alumni Field Golden, CO	L 0–7		[9]
October 20	at Bradley *	Peoria Stadium Peoria, IL	L 6–34	4,500	[10]
October 27	at Arizona State	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 0–46		[11]
November 3	Arizona State–Flagstaff	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 48–12		[12]
November 10	West Texas State	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 20–50	2,000	[13] [14] [15]
November 17	McMurry *	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 14–33		[16]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1951 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. "Cats plow Aggies under 67 to 13 in grid opener". The Arizona Daily Star. September 16, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Axemen Cut Down NM Aggies". El Paso Times . El Paso, Texas. September 23, 1951. p. 47. Retrieved February 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
6. "A&M Freshmen Standout Despite 27-7 Wallop By Stephen F. Austin". Las Cruces Sun-News . Las Cruces, New Mexico. September 24, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved February 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
7. "Buffaloes trounce New Mexico A&M". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 30, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "New Mexico Lobos lash Aggies, 20–0". The El Paso Times. October 7, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Colorado Mines Nips Aggies, 7–0". Albuquerque Journal. October 13, 1951. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Bradley Romps Over N. Mexico Aggs, 34–6". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review . Decatur, Illinois. Associated Press. October 21, 1951. p. 19. Retrieved January 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
11. "Sundevils humble Aggies, 46–0". The Arizona Republic. October 28, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Loggers Lose To Aggies". Arizona Daily Sun. November 5, 1951. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "West Texas State Swamps Aggies 50-20 In See-Saw Game Here Saturday". Las Cruces Sun-News . Las Cruces, New Mexico. November 11, 1951. p. 1. Retrieved February 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
14. "Aggie Football (continued)". Las Cruces Sun-News . Las Cruces, New Mexico. November 11, 1951. p. 4. Retrieved February 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
15. "Buffaloes Rap Aggies, 50-20". Arizona Republic . Phoenix, Arizona. Associated Press. November 3, 1951. p. 1, section IV. Retrieved February 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
16. "McMurry wins finale from N.M. A&M, 33–14". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 18, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.