1951 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

1951 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record1–9 (1–4 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1951 Border Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas Tech $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Arizona State 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Hardin–Simmons 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Arizona 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Texas Western 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
1 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
West Texas State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 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 1951 college football season In their first year under head coach Joseph T. Coleman, the Aggies compiled a 1–9 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 337 to 115.[1][2] The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Arizona
L 13–6716,000[4]
September 22Stephen F. Austin*
L 7–275,000[5][6]
September 29at Texas Western
L 7–417,500[7]
October 6New Mexico*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)
L 0–206,200[8]
October 12at Colorado Mines*
L 0–7[9]
October 20at Bradley*
L 6–344,500[10]
October 27at Arizona State
L 0–46[11]
November 3Arizona State–Flagstaff
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 48–12[12]
November 10West Texas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 20–502,000[13][14][15]
November 17McMurry*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 14–33[16]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1951 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. ^ "Cats plow Aggies under 67 to 13 in grid opener". The Arizona Daily Star. September 16, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Axemen Cut Down NM Aggies". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. September 23, 1951. p. 47. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  6. ^ "A&M Freshmen Standout Despite 27-7 Wallop By Stephen F. Austin". Las Cruces Sun-News. Las Cruces, New Mexico. September 24, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  7. ^ "Buffaloes trounce New Mexico A&M". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 30, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "New Mexico Lobos lash Aggies, 20–0". The El Paso Times. October 7, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Colorado Mines Nips Aggies, 7–0". Albuquerque Journal. October 13, 1951. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bradley Romps Over N. Mexico Aggs, 34–6". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. Decatur, Illinois. Associated Press. October 21, 1951. p. 19. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  11. ^ "Sundevils humble Aggies, 46–0". The Arizona Republic. October 28, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Loggers Lose To Aggies". Arizona Daily Sun. November 5, 1951. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "West Texas State Swamps Aggies 50-20 In See-Saw Game Here Saturday". Las Cruces Sun-News. Las Cruces, New Mexico. November 11, 1951. p. 1. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  14. ^ "Aggie Football (continued)". Las Cruces Sun-News. Las Cruces, New Mexico. November 11, 1951. p. 4. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  15. ^ "Buffaloes Rap Aggies, 50-20". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. Associated Press. November 3, 1951. p. 1, section IV. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  16. ^ "McMurry wins finale from N.M. A&M, 33–14". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 18, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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