1939 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In its eleventh and final year under head coach Jerry Hines, the team compiled a 3–6 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 141 to 92.^[1][2] The team played home games at Quesenberry Field in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

1939 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	3–6 (1–4 Border)
Head coach	Jerry Hines (11th season)
Home stadium	Quesenberry Field
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

1939 Border Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Arizona State $	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
New Mexico	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Texas Tech	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Texas Mines	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Arizona	1	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
New Mexico A&M	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Arizona State–Flagstaff	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

New Mexico A&M was ranked No. 239 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Fort Hays State*	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	W 33–7
September 28	at Arkansas State Teachers*	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	W 12–3
October 7	at Arizona State–Flagstaff	Skidmore Field Flagstaff, AZ	W 26–13
October 14	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 3–20
October 20	Arizona State	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	L 0–7
November 4	at Oklahoma A&M*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 0–20
November 10	New Mexico	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	L 6–9	6,000	[4]
November 17	Hardin–Simmons*	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	L 13–28
November 25	Texas Mines	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	L 0–34
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "New Mexico State Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2018. p. 72. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
2. "1939 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
3. E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Paul Weeks (November 11, 1939). "Lobos Smash Aggies, 9-6, in Last Seconds of Play: Jimmy Hubbell Gets Field Goal To Save Game". Albuquerque Journal. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.