1953 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In their first year under head coach James Patton, the Aggies compiled a 2–7 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 316 to 56.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium.[3]

1953 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
ConferenceBorder Conference
1953 record2–7 (1–4 Border)
Head coachJames Patton (1st season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1953 Border Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 12 Texas Tech $ 5 0 0  11 1 0
Hardin–Simmons 4 1 0  6 5 0
Texas Western 4 2 0  8 2 0
Arizona 3 2 0  4 5 1
Arizona State 1 3 0  4 5 1
New Mexico A&M 1 4 0  2 7 0
West Texas State 0 6 0  1 8 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Wyoming*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 0–47
September 26Colorado College*
W 12–7
October 3at ArizonaL 7–46
October 10McMurry*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 12–26
October 17at Texas Western
L 0–39
October 24at Texas Tech
L 0–71
November 7New Mexico*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)
L 6–28
November 14at Hardin–Simmons
L 0–393,000[4]
November 21West Texas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 19–13
  • *Non-conference game
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References

  1. "1953 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. Harless Wade (November 15, 1953). "Pokes Set Rushing Record In 39-0 Win Over Aggies". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. Sports 1 via Newspapers.com.


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