1948 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

The 1948 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 1948 college football season. In their first year under head coach Vaughn Corley, the Aggies compiled a 3–7 record (0–4 against conference opponents), finished last in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 391 to 138. The team played home games on Quesenberry Field in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

1948 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	3–7 (0–4 Border)
Head coach	Vaughn Corley (1st season)
Home stadium	Quesenberry Field

1948 Border Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Texas Tech $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Texas Mines	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Arizona	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Arizona State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Hardin–Simmons	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	3
West Texas State	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Arizona State–Flagstaff	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
New Mexico	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
New Mexico A&M	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Arizona State–Flagstaff	Skidmore Field Flagstaff, AZ	L 7–13
September 25	at Colorado A&M*	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO	L 6–41
October 2	Fort Bliss*	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	W 33–12
October 9	at New Mexico	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)	L 0–61
October 16	at Sul Ross*	Jackson Field Alpine, TX	L 12–47
October 29	New Mexico Highlands*	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	W 26–0
November 5	Arizona State	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	L 7–52
November 12	Fort Hays State*	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	W 27–12
November 19	Western State (CO)*	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	L 13–61
November 25	at Texas Mines	Kidd Field El Paso, TX (rivalry)	L 7–92
*Non-conference game