1936 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

1936 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record6–4–1 (3–2 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumQuesenberry Field
1936 Border Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona $ 3 0 0 5 2 3
Texas Mines 2 1 1 5 3 1
3 2 0 6 4 1
Arizona State 2 3 0 4 5 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 2 1 3 4 1
New Mexico 1 4 0 2 7 0
Texas Tech 0 0 0 5 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Arizona State and Arizona State–Flagstaff played twice, but only the first meeting counted in the conference standings. The game between Arizona and Texas Tech also did not count in the conference standings.

The 1936 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 1936 college football season. In its eighth year under head coach Jerry Hines, the team compiled a 6–4–1 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished third in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 261 to 118.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Panhandle A&M*W 58–6[3]
October 2Adams State*
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 67–0[4]
October 9Arizona State–Flagstaff
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 41–0[5]
October 17at New Mexico Military*Roswell, NML 6–13[6]
October 24at ArizonaL 7–28[7]
October 31San Diego State*
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
T 7–74,000[8]
November 7at Arizona StateW 20–6[9]
November 14at New Mexico
W 7–65,000[10]
November 20Silver City Teachers*
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 27–0[11]
November 26at Texas Mines
L 7–275,500[12]
December 25at Santa Barbara State*
L 14–256,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. ^ "New Mexico State Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2018. p. 71. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "1936 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "State College wins from Oklahoma Aggies 58 to 6". Santa Fe New Mexican. September 26, 1936. Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Aggies take easy clash". The El Paso Times. October 3, 1936. Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "New Mexico Aggies crush Flagstaff, 41–0". The Arizona Republic. October 10, 1936. Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Institute upsets Aggies, 13 to 6". Albuquerque Journal. October 18, 1936. Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "New Mexico Lobos Out Played 28 to 0 by Powerful Arizona Wildcats". Albuquerque Journal. November 8, 1936. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Ken Bojens (November 1, 1936). "Aztecs, Farmers in Deadlock; Sefton Scores In 2nd Period For State '11'". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 2-1.
  9. ^ "New Mexico Aggies trounce Tempe, 20–6". The Arizona Daily Star. November 8, 1936. Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Aggies Nose Out Lobos 7–6 Before 5000 In Thrilling Homecoming Battle". Albuquerque Journal. November 15, 1936. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Aggies trounce State Teachers by 27–0 score". Albuquerque Journal. November 21, 1936. Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Miners' Sun Bowl grid opponent in doubt". El Paso Herald-Post. November 27, 1936. Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Gauchos Rally to Trim New Mexico Team, 25 to 14". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. December 26, 1936. pp. 7, 11 – via Newspapers.com.