1953 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

1953 Border Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1953 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
1953 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
Conference	Border Conference
1953 record	2–7 (1–4 Border)
Head coach	James Patton (1st season);
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1952 1954 →

The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In their first year under head coach James Patton, the Aggies compiled a 2–7 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 316 to 56.^[1]^[2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium.^[3]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Wyoming*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 0–47
September 26	Colorado College*	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 12–7
October 3	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 7–46
October 10	McMurry*	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 12–26
October 17	at Texas Western	Kidd Field El Paso, TX (rivalry)	L 0–39
October 24	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 0–71
November 7	New Mexico*	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	L 6–28
November 14	at Hardin–Simmons	Parramore Field Abilene, TX	L 0–39	3,000	^[4]
November 21	West Texas State	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 19–13
*Non-conference game

References[]

^ "1953 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
^ "New Mexico State Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2018. p. 72. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
^ 2018 Media Guide, p. 15.
^ Harless Wade (November 15, 1953). "Pokes Set Rushing Record In 39-0 Win Over Aggies". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] "1953 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2019.

[2] "New Mexico State Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2018. p. 72. Retrieved August 6, 2019.

[3] 2018 Media Guide, p. 15.

[NM-4] Harless Wade (November 15, 1953). "Pokes Set Rushing Record In 39-0 Win Over Aggies". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.

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v t New Mexico State Aggies football
Venues	Miller Field (1893–1932) Quesenberry Field (1933–1949) Memorial Stadium (1950–1977) Aggie Memorial Stadium (1978–2019 and 2021–present) Sun Bowl (2021)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games New Mexico (Battle of I-25 / Rio Grande Rivalry) UTEP (Battle of I-10)
Culture & lore	Pistol Pete KXPZ
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

1953 Border Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 12 Texas Tech $	5	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Hardin–Simmons	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Texas Western	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Arizona	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
Arizona State	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
New Mexico A&M	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
West Texas State	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	8	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll