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1942 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

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1942 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record1–8 (0–6 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumQuesenberry Field
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hardin–Simmons + 4 0 1 9 1 1
Texas Tech + 3 0 1 4 5 1
West Texas State 5 2 0 7 2 0
Arizona 4 2 0 6 4 0
Texas Mines 4 3 0 5 4 0
New Mexico 3 4 0 4 5 2
Arizona State 2 5 0 2 8 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 4 0 1 5 0
New Mexico A&M 0 6 0 1 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1942 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 1942 college football season. In its third and final year under head coach Julius H. Johnston, the team compiled a 1–8 record (0–6 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 223 to 33.[1][2] The team played home games at Quesenberry Field in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

New Mexico A&M was ranked No. 486 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 19Western New Mexico*W 27–6
September 26at ArizonaL 0–53
October 3McMurry*
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 0–12
October 10at New MexicoL 0–32
October 24at Arizona StateL 0–20
October 31West Texas State
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 0–23
November 11Albuquerque AAB*
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 0–13[4]
November 21Arizona State–Flagstaffdagger
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 0–3
November 262:30 p.m.at Texas Mines*L 6–61[5]

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. ^ "1942 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Flying Kellys Beat Aggies, 13-0". Albuquerque Journal. November 12, 1942. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Miners Meet N. M. Aggies In Traditional Turkey Day Clash". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. November 26, 1942. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.