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1940 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

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1940 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record3–6 (1–4 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumQuesenberry Field
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona State $ 3 0 1 7 2 2
Arizona 3 1 0 7 2 0
Texas Mines 3 1 1 4 4 1
New Mexico 3 2 0 5 4 0
New Mexico A&M 1 4 0 3 6 0
Texas Tech 0 1 0 9 1 1
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 5 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 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 1940 college football season. In its first year under head coach Julius H. Johnston, the team compiled a 3–6 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 200 to 95.[1][2] The team played home games at Quesenberry Field in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

New Mexico A&M was ranked No. 321 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Western New Mexico*W 12–0
September 27Howard Payne*
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 0–10
October 5at ArizonaL 0–41
October 19at Arizona StateL 6–42
October 25Arizona State–Flagstaff
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 13–0
November 1Bradley*
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 7–14
November 9at New MexicoL 6–396,500[4]
November 23Redlandsdagger
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 25–14
November 30at Texas MinesL 26–40
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "New Mexico State Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2018. p. 72. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "1940 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Paul Weeks (November 10, 1940). "Fighting Lobos Crush Aggies 39 to 6 for Greatest Victory in 24 Years". Albuquerque Journal. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.