1956 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

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1956 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record1–9 (0–4 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas Western $ 5 0 0 9 2 0
Arizona State 3 1 0 9 1 0
West Texas State 2 2 0 8 2 0
Arizona 1 2 0 4 6 0
Hardin–Simmons 1 3 0 4 6 0
New Mexico A&M 0 4 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1956 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 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Tony Cavallo, the Aggies compiled a 1–9 record (0–4 against conference opponents), finished last in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 276 to 131.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium.[3]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Tulsa*L 6–2717,013
September 22New Mexico*
L 6–14
September 29at Cal Poly*L 7–32
October 6Arizona State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 7–28
October 13McMurry*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 13–14
October 20at West Texas State
L 0–45
October 27Texas Western
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)
L 7–51
November 10at Omaha*Omaha, NEL 20–21
November 16Nebraska Wesleyan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 46–6
November 242:00 p.m.vs. Hardin–Simmons
L 19–38> 2,000[4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1956 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "New Mexico State Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2018. p. 72. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  3. ^ 2018 Media Guide, p. 15.
  4. ^ "College Clubs To Work Out Here Friday". Carlsbad Current-Argus. Carlsbad, New Mexico. November 21, 1956. p. 9. Retrieved June 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Cowboys Dump Aggies 38-19". Current-Argus. November 25, 1956. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.