1960 New Mexico State Aggies football team
American college football season
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The 1960 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University as a member of the Border Conference during the 1960 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Warren B. Woodson, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 11–0 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the Border Conference title. New Mexico State was invited to the Sun Bowl, where the Aggies defeated Utah State. This was the last time the Aggies would appear in a bowl game until the 2017 team appeared in the Arizona Bowl, defeating Utah State once again.
| 1960 New Mexico State Aggies football | |
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Border champion Sun Bowl champion | |
Sun Bowl, W 20–13 vs. Utah State | |
| Conference | Border Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 19 |
| AP | No. 17 |
| Record | 11–0 (4–0 Border) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 New Mexico State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Western | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardin–Simmons | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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For the second time in what proved to be four consecutive years, a New Mexico State back won the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rushing title, Pervis Atkins in 1959, Bob Gaiters in 1960, and Preacher Pilot in 1961 and 1962. Woodson was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 10 | UNAM* | W 41–0 | [1] | |||
| September 17 | Tulsa* | W 38–18 | 17,278 | [2] | ||
| September 24 | Trinity (TX)* |
| W 45–0 | 6,937 | [3] | |
| October 8 | at New Mexico* | W 34–0 | 26,673–27,606 | [4] | ||
| October 15 | McMurry* |
| W 47–17 | [5] | ||
| October 22 | Wichita* |
| W 40–8 | 9,000 | [6] | |
| October 29 | at Arizona State | No. 18 | W 27–24 | 28,300 | [7] | |
| November 12 | at West Texas State | No. 15 | W 35–15 | 9,000 | [8] | |
| November 19 | at Hardin–Simmons | No. 14 | W 40–3 | 4,000 | [9] | |
| November 26 | Texas Western | No. 15 |
| W 27–15 | 11,659 | [10] |
| December 31 | vs. Utah State* | No. 17 | W 20–13 | 16,000–16,200 | [11] | |
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