1953 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

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1953 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
Conference Border Conference
Record2–7 (1–4 Border)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1952
1954  →
1953 Border Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Texas Tech $ 5 –0 –011 –1 –0
Hardin–Simmons 4 –1 –06 –5 –0
Texas Western 4 –2 –08 –2 –0
Arizona 3 –2 –04 –5 –1
Arizona State 1 –3 –04 –5 –1
New Mexico A&M 1 –4 –02 –7 –0
West Texas State 0 –6 –01 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In their first year under head coach James Patton, the Aggies compiled a 2–7 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 316 to 56. [1] [2] The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Wyoming *
L 0–47
September 26 Colorado College *
W 12–7
October 3at Arizona
L 7–46
October 10 McMurry *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 12–26
October 17at Texas Western
L 0–39
October 24at Texas Tech
L 0–716,000
November 7 New Mexico *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)
L 6–28
November 14at Hardin–Simmons
L 0–393,000 [4]
November 21 West Texas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 19–13
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "1953 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  2. ↑ "New Mexico State Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2018. p. 72. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  3. ↑ 2018 Media Guide, p. 15.
  4. ↑ Harless Wade (November 15, 1953). "Pokes Set Rushing Record In 39-0 Win Over Aggies". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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