1935 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

The 1935 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 1935 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Jerry Hines, the team compiled a 7–1–2 record, finished second in the conference, played Hardin–Simmons to a tie in the 1936 Sun Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 210 to 42.[2][3] The team played its six home games at Quesenberry Field in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

1935 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
Sun Bowl, T 14–14 vs. Hardin–Simmons
ConferenceBorder Conference
1935 record7–1–2 (4–1 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumQuesenberry Field
1935 Border Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Arizona $ 4 –0 –0  7 –2 –0
New Mexico A&M 4 –1 –0  7 –1 –2
New Mexico 3 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Arizona State 2 –3 –1  2 –5 –1
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 –3 –1  3 –3 –3
Texas Tech 0 –1 –0  5 –3 –2
Texas Mines 0 –3 –0  1 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Reference[1]

Three of the Aggies' players were selected to the 1935 All-Border Conference football team: halfback Lauro Apodaca; guard Anthony George; and halfback Lem Pratt.[4]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Eastern New Mexico*
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 34–0[5]
October 5at Arizona State–FlagstaffFlagstaff, AZW 7–0
October 12at New Mexico Normal*Las Vegas, NMW 56–6[6]
October 19Arizona State
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 7–6
October 26at Arizona
L 6–9
November 2New Mexico Military*
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 47–7
November 11New Mexico
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)
W 32–04,000[7]
November 22Silver City Teachers*
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
T 0–0
November 28Texas Mines
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)
W 7–0
January 1, 1936vs. Hardin–Simmons*
T 14–1411,000
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "1935 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  2. "New Mexico State Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2018. p. 71. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  3. "1935 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  4. 2018 Media Guide, p. 102.
  5. "Aggies Win 34-0 From Portales: Heavy Line and Good Passing Attack Smothers Juniors". Albuquerque Journal. September 29, 1935. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Aggies Run Roughshod Over Vegas". Albuquerque Journal. October 13, 1935. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Aggies Rout New Mexico University, 32 to 0, in Conference Upset". Albuquerque Journal. November 3, 1935. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.


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