1948 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

1948 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record3–7 (0–4 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumQuesenberry Field
1948 Border Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas Tech $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Texas Mines 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Arizona 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Arizona State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Hardin–Simmons 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 3
West Texas State 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
New Mexico 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
0 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1948 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 1948 college football season. In their first year under head coach Vaughn Corley, the Aggies compiled a 3–7 record (0–4 against conference opponents), finished last in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 391 to 138.[1][2] The team played home games on Quesenberry Field in Las Cruces, New Mexico.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Arizona State–Flagstaff
L 7–13[4]
September 25at Colorado A&M*
L 6–415,000[5]
October 2Fort Bliss*
W 33–127,500[6]
October 9at New Mexico
L 0–61[7]
October 16at Sul Ross*
L 12–47[8]
October 29New Mexico Highlands*
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 26–02,500[9]
November 5Arizona State
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 7–522,500[10]
November 12Fort Hays State*
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 27–12[11]
November 20Western State (CO)*
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 13–61[12]
November 25at Texas Mines
L 7–928,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1948 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. ^ "Loggers, Eagles Win Season Openers On Grid: Aggies Losers In First Night Contest Here". Arizona Daily Sun. September 20, 1948. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Aggies smother New Mexico, 41–6". Fort Collins Coloradoan. September 26, 1948. Retrieved April 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "N.M. Aggies blast Bliss Rockets 33–12". The El Paso Times. October 3, 1948. Retrieved April 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Wilbur Bentley (October 10, 1948). "Lobos Bury Aggies Under Enormous 61–0 Score in Home Field Opener". Albuquerque Journal. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Sul Ross defeats Farmers". The El Paso Times. October 17, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "New Mexico Aggies topple Highlands University 26–0". The El Paso Times. October 30, 1948. Retrieved April 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Arizona State smashes New Mexico Aggies 52–7". Carlsbad Current-Argus. November 7, 1948. Retrieved April 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Aggies stage comeback to beat Ft. Hays". El Paso Herald-Post. November 13, 1948. Retrieved April 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Mountaineers slaughter Aggies". Albuquerque Journal. November 21, 1948. Retrieved April 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Wendt runs wild as Miners crush N.M. Aggies, 92–7". Albuquerque Journal. November 26, 1948. Retrieved April 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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