1947 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

The 1947 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 1947 college football season. In its second and final year under head coach Raymond A. Curfman, the team compiled a 3–6 record and was outscored by a total of 169 to 140.[1][2] The team played its home games at Quesenberry Field in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

1947 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
ConferenceBorder Conference
1947 record3–6 (1–4 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumQuesenberry Field
1947 Border Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Texas Tech $ 4 0 0  6 5 0
Hardin–Simmons 5 1 0  8 3 0
West Texas State 5 2 0  7 4 0
Arizona 3 2 0  5 4 1
Texas Mines 3 3 1  5 3 1
Arizona State 3 4 0  4 7 0
New Mexico 1 5 1  4 5 1
New Mexico A&M 1 4 0  3 6 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 4 0  1 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19McMurry*
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 7–223,000[3]
September 26at Colorado State–Greeley*Greeley, COL 13–14[4]
October 3New Mexico Teachers*
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 48–0[5]
October 11at New MexicoL 0–2012,000[6]
October 17Sul Ross*
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 27–143,200[7]
October 24West Texas State
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 7–34[8]
November 1at Arizona StateL 12–3310,000[9]
November 8Arizona State–Flagstaff
  • Quesenberry Field
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 26–6[10]
November 22at Texas MinesL 0–2610,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "New Mexico State Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2018. p. 72. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  2. "1947 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  3. Carl Yorel (September 20, 1947). "McMurry Drops N.M. Aggies 22-7". The El Paso Times. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "N.M. Aggies Top Playing, Lose 14-13". The El Paso Times. September 28, 1947. p. 22 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "New Mexico Aggies Power Over Silver City 48-0". The El Paso Times. October 4, 1947. p. 11.
  6. "Lobos Trounce Aggies, 20-0, for First Win of Conference Campaign". Albuquerque Journal. October 12, 1947. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "New Mexico Aggies Down Sul Ross Loboes 27-14". The El Paso Times. October 18, 1947. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "West Texas Wins 34-7 At Las Cruces". The El Paso Times. October 25, 1947. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  9. Kearney Egerton (November 2, 1947). "Sun Devils Rally To Down Aggies, 33-12". The Arizona Republic. p. IV-1 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "N.M. Aggies Tumble Flag 26 To 6 In Cellar Battle". The El Paso Times. November 9, 1947. p. 32 via Newspapers.com.
  11. Chuck Whitlock (November 23, 1947). "Miners Rap Aggies 26-0 In Finale". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 32 via Newspapers.com.
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