1938 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

The 1938 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 1938 college football season. In their tenth year under head coach Jerry Hines, the Aggies compiled a 7–2 record, was recognized as a conference co-champion, and outscored opponents by a total of 166 to 75.[2][3] The team played its five home games at Quesenberry Field in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

1938 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
Border co-champion
Conference	Border Conference
1938 record	7–2 (4–1 Border)
Head coach	Jerry Hines (10th season)
Home stadium	Quesenberry Field

1938 Border Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New Mexico A&M +	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
New Mexico +	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Texas Tech	2	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Texas Mines	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Arizona State–Flagstaff	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Arizona	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Arizona State	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Reference[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Four of the Aggies' players were selected to the 1935 All-Border Conference football team: ends William Malcolm and Melvin Ritchey; quarterback Eddie Miller; and tackle Joe Yurcic.[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Montana State*	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	W 27–7		[5]
September 30	Central Arkansas*	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	L 6–12
October 8	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 7–6
October 22	at Arizona State	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 14–12
October 28	Arizona State–Flagstaff	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	W 34–0
November 4	Silver City Teachers*	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	W 43–7
November 12	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)	L 2–6		[6]
November 24	at Texas Mines	Kidd Field El Paso, TX (rivalry)	W 13–9
December 2	Drake*	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	W 20–16
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1938 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
2. "New Mexico State Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2018. p. 72. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
3. "1938 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
4. 2018 Media Guide, p. 102.
5. "Aggies Beat Montana Cats". Albuquerque Journal. September 24, 1938. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Lobos Climax Jubilant Homecoming With Victory as All Albuquerque Celebrates". Albuquerque Journal. November 13, 1938. pp. 1, 12 – via Newspapers.com.