1941 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

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1941 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
ConferenceBorder Conference
1941 record2–7 (0–6 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumQuesenberry Field
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Border Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   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

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.

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
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
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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