1956 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

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1956 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
Conference Border Conference
Record1–9 (0–4 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1955
1957  →
1956 Border Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas Western $ 5 –0 –09 –2 –0
Arizona State 3 –1 –09 –1 –0
West Texas State 2 –2 –08 –2 –0
Arizona 1 –2 –04 –6 –0
Hardin–Simmons 1 –3 –04 –6 –0
New Mexico A&M 0 –4 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1956 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 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Tony Cavallo, the Aggies compiled a 1–9 record (0–4 against conference opponents), finished last in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 276 to 131. [1] [2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium. [3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Tulsa *
L 6–2717,013
September 22 New Mexico *
L 6–14
September 29at Cal Poly *
L 7–32
October 6 Arizona State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 7–28
October 13 McMurry *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 13–14
October 20at West Texas State
L 0–45
October 27 Texas Western
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)
L 7–51
November 10at Omaha * Omaha, NE L 20–21
November 16 Nebraska Wesleyan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 46–6
November 242:00 p.m.vs. Hardin–Simmons
L 19–38> 2,000 [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "1956 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. ↑ "College Clubs To Work Out Here Friday". Carlsbad Current-Argus . Carlsbad, New Mexico. November 21, 1956. p. 9. Retrieved June 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  5. ↑ "Cowboys Dump Aggies 38-19". Current-Argus. November 25, 1956. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
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