1942 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

1942 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	1–8 (0–6 Border)
Head coach	Julius H. Johnston (3rd season)
Home stadium	Quesenberry Field

1942 Border Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 19		Western New Mexico*	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	W 27–6
September 26		at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 0–53
October 3		McMurry*	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	L 0–12
October 10		at New Mexico	Hilltop Stadium Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)	L 0–32
October 24		at Arizona State	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 0–20
October 31		West Texas State	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	L 0–23
November 11		Albuquerque AAB*	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	L 0–13	[4]
November 21		Arizona State–Flagstaff	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	L 0–3
November 26	2:30 p.m.	at Texas Mines*	Kidd Field El Paso, TX (rivalry)	L 6–61	[5]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Mountain time

References

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 .