1956 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

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]

1956 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
ConferenceBorder Conference
1956 record1–9 (0–4 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1956 Border Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Tulsa*L 6–27
September 22New Mexico*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)
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 Nebraska-Omaha*Omaha, NEL 20–21
November 16Nebraska Wesleyan*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 46–6
November 24vs. Hardin-SimmonsCarlsbad, NML 19–38> 2,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  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. "Cowboys Dump Aggies 38-19". Current-Argus. November 25, 1956. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
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