1941 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

The 1941 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 1941 college football season. In its second year under head coach Julius H. Johnston, the team compiled a 2–7 record (0–6 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 228 to 93.[1][2] The team played its home games at Quesenberry Field in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

1941 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
ConferenceBorder Conference
1941 record2–7 (0–6 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumQuesenberry Field
1941 Border Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Arizona $ 5 –0 –0  7 –3 –0
Texas Tech 2 –0 –0  9 –2 –0
West Texas State 4 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Hardin–Simmons 3 –1 –0  7 –3 –1
New Mexico 3 –2 –1  5 –4 –1
Texas Mines 3 –4 –0  4 –5 –1
Arizona State 2 –4 –1  5 –1 –1
Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 –5 –0  3 –5 –0
New Mexico A&M 0 –6 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

End Rex Dempsey was selected by the conference coaches as a second-team player on the 1941 All-Border Conference football team.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19New Mexico Highlands*
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 52–0[4]
September 26Silver City Teachers*
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 7–6[5]
October 4at Arizona
L 0–477,500[6]
October 11at West Texas State
L 0–51[7]
October 18Arizona State
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 14–19[8]
October 25at Bradley Tech*Peoria, ILL 0–265,000[9]
November 1at Arizona State–FlagstaffFlagstaff, AZL 7–27[10]
November 8New Mexico
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)
L 0–285,000[11]
November 22at Texas Mines
L 13–243,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "New Mexico State Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2018. p. 72. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  2. "1941 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  3. "Arizona, Hardin-Simmons Dominate All-Border Eleven". Arizona Republic. December 15, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Aggies Swamp Highlands, 52-0". Albuquerque Journal. September 20, 1941. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "New Mexico Aggies Beat Silver City, 7-6". Albuquerque Journal. September 27, 1941. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Vic Thornton (October 5, 1941). "Cats Smother Aggies, 47 To 0, On Home Field". Arizona Daily Star. pp. 1, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Canyon Hands Aggies Terrible Walloping, 51-0". El Paso Times. October 12, 1941. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Aggies Fade in Closing Minutes to Lose to Tempe, 19-14". Las Cruces Sun-News. October 19, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Bradley Tech Drubs New Mexico, 26 to 0". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. October 26, 1941. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Axmen Jolt Aggies, 27-7". Arizona Republic. November 2, 1941. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Paul Weeks (November 9, 1940). "Lobos Spoil Aggie Homecoming With Crushing 28-0 Defeat". Albuquerque Journal. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. W.T. Bentley (November 23, 1941). "Miners Win Annual Game From Aggies, 24-13: Small Crowd Sees Victory Over Farmers". The El Paso Times. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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