1949 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In their second year under head coach Vaughn Corley, the Aggies compiled a 4–6 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished seventh in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 315 to 265.[1][2] The team played its home games on Quesenberry Field.[3]

1949 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
Conference	Border Conference
1949 record	4–6 (1–4 Border)
Head coach	Vaughn Corley (2nd season)
Home stadium	Quesenberry Field

1949 Border Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Texas Tech $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Arizona State	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Texas Western	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
Hardin–Simmons	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
West Texas State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Arizona	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
New Mexico A&M	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
New Mexico	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Arizona State–Flagstaff	0	–	3	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	White Sands*	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	W 68–0
September 24	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 7–40
September 30	New Mexico	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	L 13–14
October 6	New Mexico Military*	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	W 45–28
October 15	at San Diego State*	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	L 18–39	8,000	[4]
October 29	New Mexico Highlands*	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	W 40–12
November 5	at Arizona State	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 32–68
November 12	Arizona State–Flagstaff	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	W 35–0
November 19	Colorado A&M*	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	L 0–45
November 26	at Texas Western	Kidd Field El Paso, TX (rivalry)	L 7–69
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1949 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. Howard Hagen (October 16, 1949). "Aztecs Wallop N.M. Aggies, 39-18". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-3.