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1949 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

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1949 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record4–6 (1–4 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumQuesenberry Field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Border Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas Tech $ 5 0 0 7 5 0
Arizona State 4 1 0 7 3 0
Texas Western 4 2 0 8 2 1
Hardin–Simmons 4 2 0 6 4 1
West Texas State 3 2 0 5 4 0
Arizona 2 4 0 2 7 1
New Mexico A&M 1 4 0 4 6 0
New Mexico 1 6 0 2 8 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 3 0 1 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In their second year under head coach Vaughn Corley, the Aggies compiled a 4–6 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished seventh in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 315 to 265.[1][2] The team played home games on Quesenberry Field in Las Cruces, New Mexico.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17White Sands Proving Ground*W 68–0[4]
September 24at ArizonaL 7–4014,000[5]
September 30New Mexico
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)
L 13–14[6]
October 6New Mexico Military*
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 45–25[7]
October 15at San Diego State*L 18–398,000[8]
October 29New Mexico Highlands*
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 40–12[9]
November 5at Arizona StateL 32–6813,500[10]
November 12Arizona State–Flagstaff
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 35–0[11]
November 19Colorado A&M*
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 0–45[12]
November 25at Texas WesternL 7–695,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1949 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. ^ "NM Aggies pound WSPG club, 68–0". The El Paso Times. September 18, 1949. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Arizona scuttles Farmers". The El Paso Times. September 25, 1949. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "A&M is edges by Lobos 14–13". Las Cruces Sun-News. October 2, 1949. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Farmers top NMMI by 45–25". The El Paso Times. October 7, 1949. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Howard Hagen (October 16, 1949). "Aztecs Wallop N.M. Aggies, 39–18". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-3.
  9. ^ "Aggies wallop N.M. Highlands". The Arizona Daily Star. October 30, 1949. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tempe pastes Aggies, 68 to 32 in easy battle". The Arizona Daily Star. November 6, 1949. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "N.M. Aggie storm over Flagstaff, 35–0". Albuquerque Journal. November 13, 1949. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Colorado A&M bops NM Aggies, 45–0". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 20, 1949. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Miners prize those 576 net yards in final game". El Paso Herald-Post. November 26, 1949. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.