1939 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In its eleventh and final year under head coach Jerry Hines, the team compiled a 3–6 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 141 to 92.[1][2] The team played home games at Quesenberry Field in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

1939 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record3–6 (1–4 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumQuesenberry Field
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona State $ 4 0 0 8 2 1
New Mexico 4 2 0 8 2 0
Texas Tech 2 1 0 5 5 1
Texas Mines 3 2 0 5 4 0
Arizona 1 2 0 6 4 0
New Mexico A&M 1 4 0 3 6 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 4 0 1 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

New Mexico A&M was ranked No. 239 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Fort Hays State*W 33–7
September 28at Arkansas State Teachers*W 12–3
October 7at Arizona State–Flagstaff
W 26–13
October 14at ArizonaL 3–20
October 20Arizona State
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 0–7
November 4at Oklahoma A&M*L 0–20
November 10New Mexico 
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)
L 6–96,000[4]
November 17Hardin–Simmons*
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 13–28
November 25Texas Mines
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)
L 0–34
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "New Mexico State Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2018. p. 72. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "1939 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  3. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Paul Weeks (November 11, 1939). "Lobos Smash Aggies, 9-6, in Last Seconds of Play: Jimmy Hubbell Gets Field Goal To Save Game". Albuquerque Journal. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.