The 1943 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 an independent during the 1943 college football season. The team was drawn from the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) and was sometimes referred to as the ASTP Aggies. In their first year under head coach Maurice Moulder, the Aggies compiled a 4–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 166 to 75.[1][2] The team played home games at Quesenberry Field in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
| 1943 New Mexico A&M Aggies football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 4–0 |
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| Home stadium | Quesenberry Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Colorado College | – | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M | – | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Pacific (CA) | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | – | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | – | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| November 13 | El Paso All-Stars | W 32–6 | [3] | |
| November 20 | Fort Bliss Commandos |
| W 21–14 | [4] |
| November 25 | 51st Hospital, Fort Bliss |
| W 27–0 | [5] |
| December 5 | at 51st Hospital, Fort Bliss | W 27–0 | [6] |
References
edit- ^ "New Mexico State Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2018. p. 72. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
- ^ "1943 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 14, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Julian F. Granger (November 14, 1943). "Aggie ASTP's Upset Dope to Beat El Paso All-Stars 32-6". Las Cruces Sun-News. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.M. Aggie Trainees Nip Commandos". The El Paso Times. November 21, 1943. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ASTP Aggies Claim Service Title On Red Devil Defeat". Las Cruces Sun-News. November 26, 1943. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Julian F. Granger (December 6, 1943). "Aggie Cadets Repeat Win Over Devils By Identical Score, 27-0". The El Paso Times. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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