1939 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record3–6 (1–4 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumQuesenberry Field
1939 Border Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Arizona State $ 4 0 08 2 1
New Mexico 4 2 08 2 0
Texas Tech 2 1 05 5 1
Texas Mines 3 2 05 4 0
Arizona 1 2 06 4 0
New Mexico A&M 1 4 03 6 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 4 01 6 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In its eleventh and final year under head coach Jerry Hines, the team compiled a 3–6 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 141 to 92.[1][2]

New Mexico A&M was ranked at No. 239 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3]

The team played its home games at Quesenberry Field in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Fort Hays State*
W 33–7
September 28at Arkansas State Teachers*W 12–3
October 7at Arizona State–FlagstaffFlagstaff, AZW 26–13
October 14at ArizonaL 3–20
October 20Arizona State
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 0–7
November 4at Oklahoma A&M*L 0–20
November 10New Mexicodagger
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)
L 6–96,000[4]
November 17Hardin–Simmons*
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 13–28
November 25Texas Mines
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)
L 0–34
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. "New Mexico State Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2018. p. 72. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  2. "1939 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  3. E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Paul Weeks (November 11, 1939). "Lobos Smash Aggies, 9-6, in Last Seconds of Play: Jimmy Hubbell Gets Field Goal To Save Game". Albuquerque Journal. p. 6 via Newspapers.com.


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