The 1955 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 1955 college football season. In their first year under head coach Tony Cavallo, the Aggies compiled a 3–7 record (0–4 against conference opponents), finished last in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 226 to 141.[1][2] The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.[3]
| 1955 New Mexico A&M Aggies football | |
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| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 3–7 (0–4 Border) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardin–Simmons | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Western | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 17 | at New Mexico* | L 7–14 | 10,000 | [4] | ||||
| September 24 | New Mexico Highlands* | L 12–19 | ||||||
| October 1 | at Hardin–Simmons | Abilene, TX | L 0–39 | |||||
| October 8 | at Howard Payne* | Brownwood, TX | L 12–34 | |||||
| October 15 | West Texas State |
| L 6–32 | [5] | ||||
| October 22 | Corpus Christi* |
| W 19–7 | |||||
| October 29 | at Texas Western |
| L 6–41 | |||||
| November 5 | 8:00 p.m. | Adams State* |
| W 47–8 | [6][7][8] | |||
| November 12 | San Diego State* |
| W 26–6 | 4,000 | [9] | |||
| November 19 | at Arizona State | L 6–26 | ||||||
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References
edit- ^ "1955 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.
- ^ J.D. Kailer (September 18, 1955). "Lobos Open 1955 With 14-7 Victory Over Aggies: UNM Annexes 14th Straight Win; Mazzei Stars". Albuquerque Journal. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Texas Trounces NM Aggies". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. October 16, 1955. p. 1D. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Las Cruces Meets Albuquerque In Vital Grid Duel Tonight; Aggies Will Tackle Adams State Eleven Here Tomorrow". Las Cruces Sun-News. Las Cruces, New Mexico. November 4, 1955. p. 1. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Aggies (continued)". Las Cruces Sun-News. Las Cruces, New Mexico. November 4, 1955. p. 4. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Aggies Put On Convincing Display Of Power To Crush Adams State, 47-8". Las Cruces Sun-News. Las Cruces, New Mexico. November 7, 1955. p. 8. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "New Mexico Aggies Stun State, 26-6". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. November 13, 1955. p. G-4.
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