1952 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

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1952 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
Conference Border Conference
Record2–6–1 (1–2–1 Border)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1951
1953  →
1952 Border Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Arizona State $ 4 –0 –06 –3 –0
Texas Tech 2 –1 –13 –7 –1
Arizona 3 –2 –06 –4 –0
Hardin–Simmons 2 –2 –15 –3 –2
Texas Western 2 –3 –15 –5 –1
New Mexico A&M 1 –2 –12 –6 –1
West Texas State 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 –1 –03 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1952 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 1952 college football season. In their second and final year under head coach Joseph T. Coleman, the Aggies compiled a 2–6–1 record (1–2–1 against conference opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 255 to 118. [1] [2] The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico. [3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Howard Payne *
W 20–7 [4]
September 27at Arizona
L 12–6217,500 [5]
October 4at New Mexico *
L 0–238,500 [6]
October 11at West Texas State
L 7–45 [7]
October 18 Texas Western
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)
T 20–20 [8]
November 1at Arizona State–Flagstaff
W 33–9 [9]
November 8 McMurry *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 14–272,000 [10]
November 15at Midwestern (TX) *
L 6–288,500 [11]
November 271:30 p.m.at Wichita *
L 6–343,000 [12] [13] [14]

References

  1. ↑ "1952 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. ↑ "N. Mex. Aggies defeat Howard Payne, 20 to 7". Brownwood Bulletin. September 21, 1952. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Arizona Wildcats crush N. Mex. Aggies 62 to 12". The Arizona Daily Star. September 28, 1952. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Lobos Erupt In Second Half to Down Aggies, 23–0: Koskovich, Prokopiak Spark New Mexico Win". Albuquerque Journal. October 5, 1952. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "West Texas Slaps Aggies". Arizona Republic . Phoenix, Arizona. Associated Press. October 12, 1952. p. 85. Retrieved February 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  8. ↑ "Aggies tie Texas Western". The Arizona Republic. October 19, 1952. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Second N.M. Trip Ahead For 'Jacks; Aggies Take 33–9 Win". Arizona Daily Sun. November 3, 1952. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "McMurry dumps Aggies, 27–14". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 9, 1952. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Midwestern Indians shackle Aggies, 28–6". Wichita Daily Times. November 16, 1952. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "14 Shockers Play Final Game Against Aggies Today". The Wichita Eagle . Wichita, Kansas. November 27, 1952. p. 12. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  13. ↑ Lightner, Pete (November 28, 1952). "Shockers Slosh Through Snow to Vanquish New Mexico 34-6 In Final Contest of Year". The Wichita Eagle . Wichita, Kansas. p. 29. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  14. ↑ "Snow, cold halt Aggie pass game". El Paso Herald-Post. November 28, 1952. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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