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1953 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

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The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In their first year under head coach James Patton, the Aggies compiled a 2–7 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 316 to 56.[1][2] The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.[3]

Record2–7 (1–4 Border)
Headcoach
HomestadiumMemorial Stadium
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1953 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record2–7 (1–4 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
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1953 Border Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Texas Tech $5–0–011–1–0
Hardin–Simmons4–1–06–5–0
Texas Western4–2–08–2–0
Arizona3–2–04–5–1
Arizona State1–3–04–5–1
New Mexico A&M1–4–02–7–0
West Texas State0–6–01–8–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Wyoming*L 0–477,188[4]
September 26Colorado College*W 12–7[5]
October 3at ArizonaL 7–4614,000[6]
October 10McMurry*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 12–26[7]
October 17at Texas WesternL 0–39[8]
October 24at Texas TechL 0–716,000[9]
November 7New Mexico*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)
L 6–28[10]
November 14at Hardin–Simmons
L 0–393,000[11]
November 21West Texas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 19–13[12]
  • *Non-conference game
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